Child clients' perspectives on the continuity of professional care for children and adolescents with mental illness
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F60076658%3A12110%2F25%3A43910022" target="_blank" >RIV/60076658:12110/25:43910022 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="https://kont.zsf.jcu.cz/getrevsrc.php?identification=public&mag=knt&raid=1692&type=fin&ver=2" target="_blank" >https://kont.zsf.jcu.cz/getrevsrc.php?identification=public&mag=knt&raid=1692&type=fin&ver=2</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.32725/kont.2025.044" target="_blank" >10.32725/kont.2025.044</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Child clients' perspectives on the continuity of professional care for children and adolescents with mental illness
Original language description
The study focuses on the experiences of children and adolescents with mental health problems in the context of continuity of professional care in the Czech Republic. Using a qualitative methodology, 33 in-depth interviews with young people aged 11-18 who had personal experience with various forms of psychiatric, psychological, or social intervention were analysed. The aim was to capture their perceptions of transitions between institutions, barriers in the system, and needs that were not met during care. Data analysis through reflective thematic analysis revealed six key areas influencing the experience of continuity of care: layered trauma, experience with institutions, communication and participation, continuity of services, absence of case management, and stigma. The results show that care is often fragmented, lacks continuity and relational continuity, and the burden of orientation in the system remains mainly on families. Individuals who can offer safety and understanding play a significant role. The study highlights the need for systemic implementation of coordinated support, strengthening interdisciplinary collaboration, and greater involvement of children in decision-making processes. The findings provide suggestions for improving practice and highlight the importance of listening to the voices of young people in the development of mental health care.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
50101 - Psychology (including human - machine relations)
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach
Others
Publication year
2025
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
KONTAKT-JOURNAL OF NURSING AND SOCIAL SCIENCES RELATED TO HEALTH AND ILLNESS
ISSN
1212-4117
e-ISSN
1804-7122
Volume of the periodical
27
Issue of the periodical within the volume
4
Country of publishing house
CZ - CZECH REPUBLIC
Number of pages
7
Pages from-to
384-390
UT code for WoS article
001641870600015
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-105026809461