Service Users’ Perceptions of an Outreach Wellbeing Service

A Social Enterprise for Promoting Mental Health

Dados Bibliográficos

ID8908352
AutoresSandra Elaine Hartley (0000-0002-2615-8530, Manchester Metropolitan University, autor correspondente)
Ano2017
Volume53
Fascículo7
Páginas842-851
Data de publicação2017-01-17
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoCommunity Mental Health Journal (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0010-3853 • E-ISSN: 1573-2789
EditoraSpringer Science+Business Media (PUBLISHER • DE)
DOI10.1007/s10597-016-0079-2
PMID28097493
OpenAlexW2578542901
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas4
Referências citadas30

Inadequate provision and limited access to mental healthcare has been highlighted with the need to offer more contemporary ways to provide clinically effective interventions. This study aimed to present an insight into service users' perceptions of an outreach Wellbeing Service (WBS), providing psychological therapy in social settings. Descriptive and thematic analysis was undertaken of 50 returned surveys. Comparison of initial and final mental health measures demonstrated a significant improvement in all outcomes with 96% of participants reporting being helped by attending. Participants were assisted to rebuild social connections in a safe and supportive environment and were facilitated to become more self-determining as their resourcefulness to self-manage was cultivated. Situated within different settings within the community, the WBS offers a workable example of a novel approach to supporting and promoting citizens to become more resilient and lead a more fulfilling and independent life in the community

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