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01-01-2020 | Original Paper

Structural Barriers to Citizenship: A Mental Health Provider Perspective

Authors: Ashley Clayton, Rebecca Miller, Matthew Gambino, Michael Rowe, Allison N. Ponce

Published in: Community Mental Health Journal | Issue 1/2020

Abstract

This study employed a citizenship measure to explore mental health providers’ views of citizenship to support the societal participation of people with mental illnesses, with citizenship defined as a person’s (or people’s) strong connection to the 5Rs of rights, responsibilities, roles, resources and relationships and a sense of belonging that is validated by others. Providers identified key structural barriers to full citizenship for clients. Their comments reflect openness to citizenship as a framework for understanding their clients and the need for greater access to normative community life, but also skepticism regarding providers’ and public mental health centers’ abilities to incorporate citizenship approaches in current care models. Findings suggest there are challenges to implementing “citizenship-oriented care” in public mental health settings, but efforts to address these challenges can support the goal of “a life in the community.”

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Title: Structural Barriers to Citizenship: A Mental Health Provider Perspective
Authors: Ashley Clayton
Rebecca Miller
Matthew Gambino
Michael Rowe
Allison N. Ponce
Publication date: 01-01-2020
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Community Mental Health Journal / Issue 1/2020
Print ISSN: 0010-3853
Electronic ISSN: 1573-2789
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10597-019-00490-w

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