ArticleFrontiers in psychiatry2024
A qualitative study of the experiences of young people with severe mental health problems and complex needs regarding youth flexible assertive community treatment.
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- Friendship: a phenomenological exploration of the lived experience of youth and of peer support workers in Youth FACT (flexible assertive community treatment) services.International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being · 2026Article
- A qualitative study of young people's experiences of counselling in headspace Denmark as a civic approach to youth mental health.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Preliminary Study of the Effectiveness of the GUIA Assertive Community Treatment Program for the Care of Young, Highly Complex Mental Health Patients.Community mental health journal · 2026Observational
- Balancing autonomy and safety in care for youth with severe and enduring mental health problems.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2026Article
- 'They really want to find some kind of box they can put you in': how young people with severe mental health problems and complex needs talk about their past treatment in traditional child and adolescent mental health services - a critical discourse analysis.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
- Transitions to adulthood among U.S. young adults with mental health disabilities before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: traveling multiple pathways in uncertain times.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
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Abstract
Youth Flexible Assertive Community Treatment (Youth Flexible ACT) is a service model for children and young people with severe mental health problems and complex needs aimed at providing integrated, continuous and holistic care. Studies on young people's experiences of Youth Flexible ACT or similar models are scarce. The present qualitative study aimed to explore and describe how young people with severe mental health problems and complex needs experience follow-up and treatment provided by Youth Flexible ACT teams. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 14 young people (age range, 15-19 years) who were being followed up by a Youth Flexible ACT team. Qualitative content analysis was used, and the following two overarching themes characterizing the young people's experiences of follow-up and treatment provided by Youth Flexible ACT teams were identified: (1) trusting and collaborative relationships, and (2) organization matters. The participants experienced a more personal relationship with the staff, who behaved more like friends and paid attention to resources, interests, solutions and their context. The participants emphasized and valued components that coincided with the Youth Flexible ACT model, indicating a match between what the young people needed and wanted and what the model was supposed to provide. The team providing these relationships and youth-friendly and developmentally sensitive care appeared to be facilitated by how the service model was organized, with the teams being flexible and accessible while providing integrated, multifaceted help and systemic follow-up.
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