Successful recruitment strategies for prevention programs targeting children of parents with mental health challenges: An international study
Publication year
2016Author(s)
Number of pages
19 p.
Source
Child & Youth Services, 37, 2, (2016), pp. 156-174ISSN
Publication type
Article / Letter to editor

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Journal title
Child & Youth Services
Volume
vol. 37
Issue
iss. 2
Languages used
English (eng)
Page start
p. 156
Page end
p. 174
Subject
Experimental Psychopathology and TreatmentAbstract
Research substantiates children of parents with mental disorders including substance abuse face increased risk for emotional and behavioral problems. Although evidence suggests that support programs for children enhance resiliency, recruiting children to these groups remains problematic. This study identifies successful recruitment strategies for prevention programs for children of parental mental illness. The participants were recruited from an international network of researchers. E-mail invitations requested that researchers forward a web-based questionnaire to five colleagues with recruitment experience. Forty-five individuals from nine countries practicing in mental health responded. Descriptive statistics and qualitative content analysis techniques were used. Results: Schools, adult, and youth mental health services were recruitment sources. Nine themes were identified: Relationships, diversified information output, logistics, program consistency, family involvement, recruitment through adults, stigma, recruiting locations, social media. Recruitment barriers were: stigma, inadequate knowledge about parental mental illness and limited time. Transportation to programming was an essential component of successful recruitment.
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