A Systematic Mapping Review of Family Perspectives About Received Mental Health Interventions

Abstract

Purpose: Families experience their own journey in adjusting to the role of carer. The purpose of this review was to understand from the perspective of families and carers which practices, and health system responses meet their needs in supporting people who experience mental health challenges. Methods: A systematic evidence mapping review was conducted, through searching five electronic databases to identify peer-reviewed studies, written in English and published between the years 2010 and 2020, that prioritized the perspectives of families. Results: Fifty-five studies met the inclusion criteria and were mapped according to the country of author, year, methodology, who delivered, and intervention mode and format. Discussion: The review demonstrated a diversity of interventions with growing numbers of studies considering the view and experiences of carers. There is evidence of increasingly active participation of carers in designing, leading, or facilitating interventions, recognizing the importance of coproduction in tailoring family and carer support.

Feasibility of Supported Education for Youth with Mental Illness in Hong Kong

“…Thus, the social workers of the SEd should provide family intervention for the family caregivers, to reduce their caring burden, and level of expressed emotions and improve their caring skills (Killaspy et al, 2022), so as to strengthen the family support for the young people with mental illness. Additionally, the social workers of the SEd should also engage family carers to facilitate their active participation in designing, leading, or facilitating the SEd (Walters & Petrakis, 2022).…”