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Exploring Peer Support as a Strategy to Reduce Self-Stigma for Marginalised Children of Parents with Mental Illness (COPMI).
- Source :
- British Journal of Social Work; Apr2021, Vol. 51 Issue 3, p849-868, 20p, 1 Chart
- Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- Many children of parents with mental illness (COPMI) experience stigma, resulting in detrimental effects and the need for support. Peer support programmes are widespread interventions, commonly providing relational, psychological and educational support. Some evidence suggests that these programmes result in positive changes to COPMI experiences of self, peers and their families. This article adds to the evidence base, presenting findings from a primarily qualitative, mixed-methods programme evaluation of a COPMI service in Aotearoa/New Zealand. Formative evaluation data were gathered from a COPMI service which supports families adversely affected by chronic and severe parental mental illness, via interviews (N = 10) and four age-differentiated focus groups (N = 24) of child/youth service-users aged eight to eighteen years, and mixed-method surveys of adult service-users (N = 32). This article reports data from child/youth service-users who participated. Findings indicate that many participants experienced stigma outside the service, and self-stigma was reduced for many due to supportive peer relationships formed during service delivery. Further understanding of the relationship between peer support and self-stigma in these programmes is needed, and how positive changes to self-perceptions might translate to other spheres. The application of socio-ecological resilience theory to findings implies that COPMI service delivery should address differential needs in relation to marginalisation and promote sustained peer relationships for those who are marginalised. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- AFFINITY groups
SOCIAL support
EVALUATION of human services programs
FOCUS groups
SOCIAL stigma
CHILDREN of parents with disabilities
INTERVIEWING
QUALITATIVE research
EXPERIENCE
PSYCHOSOCIAL factors
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
STATISTICAL sampling
THEMATIC analysis
MENTAL illness
INDUSTRIAL research
PSYCHOLOGICAL resilience
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00453102
- Volume :
- 51
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- British Journal of Social Work
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 150394995
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcaa161