title: An Engagement Intervention for Young Adults with Serious Mental Health Conditions.
abstract: Young adults with serious mental health conditions (SMHCs) often do not engage continuously with mental health services, and there are few engagement interventions designed for them. This qualitative study presents a blueprint for conceptualizing and developing an engagement intervention designed for young adults with SMHCs. The blueprint includes the following activities: (1) establishing a strong theoretical basis, (2) designing an initial manual based on previous research and practice, (3) systematically examining feedback on the manual from stakeholders, and (4) examining the feasibility, acceptability, and implementation demands of the intervention. Interviews, group discussions, and journaling were utilized to collect information from young adult participant-researchers, intervention facilitators (i.e., recovery role models and clinicians), and additional stakeholders (e.g., clinic staff and administrators) (N = 43). Analyses were performed with multiple coders using constant comparative methods. Results revealed critical information to improve the intervention, while also suggesting that the engagement intervention for young adults with SMHCs has promise.
authors.affiliation: New York University Silver School of Social Work, 1 Washington Square North, New York, NY, 10003, USA. michelle.munson@nyu.edu.
authors.forename: Michelle R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Munson
authors.affiliation: New York University Silver School of Social Work, 1 Washington Square North, New York, NY, 10003, USA.
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cole
authors.affiliation: New York University Silver School of Social Work, 1 Washington Square North, New York, NY, 10003, USA.
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jaccard
authors.affiliation: Veterans Administration, Veterans Emergency Management Evaluation Center (VEMEC), 16111 Plummer St, North Hills, CA, 91343, USA.
authors.forename: Derrick
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kranke
authors.affiliation: Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH, 44106, USA.
authors.forename: Kathleen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Farkas
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Northeast Ohio Universities College of Medicine, Rootstown, OH, 44272, USA.
authors.forename: Fred J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Frese
mesh_terms: D003657:Decision Making; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D008603:Mental Health; D008605:Mental Health Services; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D036301:Qualitative Research; D055815:Young Adult