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ArticlePloS one2024

Locating the evidence for children and young people social prescribing: Where to start? A scoping review protocol.

Julie Feather, Shaun Liverpool, Eve Allen, Michael Owen, Nicola Relph, Lynsey Roocroft, Tasneem Patel, Hayley McKenzie, Ciaran Murphy, Michelle Howarth

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Article in PloS one, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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10 authors.

Julie FeatherEvaluation and Policy Analysis Unit, Edge Hill University, Ormskirk, Lancashire, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0003-1806-2405
Shaun LiverpoolFaculty of Health, Social Care and Medicine, Edge Hill University, Ormskirk, Lancashire, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0001-6419-8552
Eve AllenFaculty of Health, Social Care and Medicine, Edge Hill University, Ormskirk, Lancashire, United Kingdom.
Michael OwenFaculty of Health, Social Care and Medicine, Edge Hill University, Ormskirk, Lancashire, United Kingdom.
Nicola RelphFaculty of Health, Social Care and Medicine, Edge Hill University, Ormskirk, Lancashire, United Kingdom.
Lynsey RoocroftFaculty of Health, Social Care and Medicine, Edge Hill University, Ormskirk, Lancashire, United Kingdom.
Tasneem PatelFaculty of Health, Social Care and Medicine, Edge Hill University, Ormskirk, Lancashire, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0003-4496-7603
Hayley McKenzieFaculty of Health, Social Care and Medicine, Edge Hill University, Ormskirk, Lancashire, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0002-1833-4223
Ciaran MurphyFaculty of Health, Social Care and Medicine, Edge Hill University, Ormskirk, Lancashire, United Kingdom.
Michelle HowarthFaculty of Health, Social Care and Medicine, Edge Hill University, Ormskirk, Lancashire, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0003-4521-024X

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

It is estimated that disruptions to life caused by the COVID-19 pandemic have led to an increase in the number of children and young people suffering from mental health issues globally. In England one in four children experienced poor mental health in 2022. Social prescribing is gaining traction as a systems-based approach, which builds upon person-centered methods, to refer children and young people with non-clinical mental health issues to appropriate community assets. Recognition of social prescribing benefits for children's mental health is increasing, yet evidence is limited. Inconsistent terminology and variation of terms used to describe social prescribing practices across the literature hinders understanding and assessment of social prescribing's impact on children's mental health. This scoping review thus aims to systematically identify and analyse the various terms, concepts and language used to describe social prescribing with children and young people across the wider health and social care literature base. The scoping review will be undertaken using a six-stage framework which includes: identifying the research question, identifying relevant studies, study selection, charting the data, collating, summarising and reporting the results, and consultation. Electronic databases (MEDLINE, Embase, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health, PsychInfo, Social Policy Practice, Scopus, Science Direct, Cochrane library and Joanna Briggs), alongside evidence from grey literature, hand search, citation tracking, and use of expert correspondence will be included in the review to ensure published and unpublished literature is captured. Data extraction will be carried out by two reviewers using a predefined form to capture study characteristics, intervention descriptions, outcomes, and key terms used to report social prescribing for children and young people. No formal quality appraisal or risk of bias evaluation will be performed, as this scoping review aims to map and describe the literature. Data will be stored and managed using the Rayaan.ai platform and a critical narrative of the common themes found will be included.

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Mental HealthSocial InteractionAdolescentChildCOVID-19HumansScoping Reviews as Topic

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PMID39514480
PMCPMC11548728

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