Abstract
study identifies successful recruitment strategies for prevention programs for children of parental mental illness. The participants were recruited from an international network of researchers. Email 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.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 156-174 |
| Number of pages | 19 |
| Journal | Child and Youth Services |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2 Apr 2016 |
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Successful recruitment strategies for prevention programs targeting children of parents with mental health challenges: an international study. / van Doesum, Karin T M; Riebschleger, Joanne; Carroll, Jessica; Grove, Christine Jeanette; Lauritzen, Camilla; Murdoch, Elaine; Skerfving, Annemi.
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Successful recruitment strategies for prevention programs targeting children of parents with mental health challenges: an international study
AU - van Doesum, Karin T M
AU - Riebschleger, Joanne
AU - Carroll, Jessica
AU - Grove, Christine Jeanette
AU - Lauritzen, Camilla
AU - Murdoch, Elaine
AU - Skerfving, Annemi
PY - 2016/4/2
Y1 - 2016/4/2
N2 - 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. Thisstudy identifies successful recruitment strategies for prevention programs for children of parental mental illness. The participants were recruited from an international network of researchers. Email invitations requested that researchers forward a web-based questionnaire to five colleagues withrecruitment 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.
AB - 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. Thisstudy identifies successful recruitment strategies for prevention programs for children of parental mental illness. The participants were recruited from an international network of researchers. Email invitations requested that researchers forward a web-based questionnaire to five colleagues withrecruitment 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.
U2 - 10.1080/0145935X.2016.1104075
DO - 10.1080/0145935X.2016.1104075
M3 - Article
VL - 37
SP - 156
EP - 174
JO - Child and Youth Services
JF - Child and Youth Services
SN - 0145-935X
IS - 2
ER -