Table 2 Themes and sub-themes for mental health service user and family participation
Theme | Sub-themes |
|---|---|
Current situation | Experience of participation/non-participation in policy |
Experience of participation/non-participation in advocacy | |
Challenges | Novel idea |
Perceived incapacity of people with mental health problems | |
Persistent stigma | |
Perceived need for technical expertise | |
Enabling factors | Human rights discourse |
Disability rights and existing structures | |
Lived experience as expertise | |
Future actions | Mental health service user forum, network or organisation |
Knowledge and awareness |