Barriers to the participation of people with psychosocial disability in mental health policy development in South Africa: a qualitative study of perspectives of policy makers, professionals, religious leaders and academics
dc.contributor.author | Kleintjes, Sharon | en_ZA |
dc.contributor.author | Lund, Crick | en_ZA |
dc.contributor.author | Swartz, Leslie | en_ZA |
dc.date.accessioned | 2015-11-23T11:41:41Z | |
dc.date.available | 2015-11-23T11:41:41Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2013 | en_ZA |
dc.description.abstract | BACKGROUND: This paper outlines stakeholder views on environmental barriers that prevent people who live with psychosocial disability from participating in mental health policy development in South Africa.METHOD:Fifty-six semi-structured interviews with national, provincial and local South African mental health stakeholders were conducted between August 2006 and August 2009. Respondents included public sector policy makers, professional regulatory council representatives, and representatives from non-profit organisations (NPOs), disabled people's organisations (DPOs), mental health interest groups, religious organisations, professional associations, universities and research institutions. RESULTS: Respondents identified three main environmental barriers to participation in policy development: (a) stigmatization and low priority of mental health, (b) poverty, and (c) ineffective recovery and community supports. CONCLUSION: A number of attitudes, practices and structures undermine the equal participation of South Africans with psychosocial disability in society. A human rights paradigm and multi-system approach is required to enable full social engagement by people with psychosocial disability, including their involvement in policy development. | en_ZA |
dc.identifier.apacitation | Kleintjes, S., Lund, C., & Swartz, L. (2013). Barriers to the participation of people with psychosocial disability in mental health policy development in South Africa: a qualitative study of perspectives of policy makers, professionals, religious leaders and academics. <i>BMC International Health and Human Rights</i>, http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15232 | en_ZA |
dc.identifier.chicagocitation | Kleintjes, Sharon, Crick Lund, and Leslie Swartz "Barriers to the participation of people with psychosocial disability in mental health policy development in South Africa: a qualitative study of perspectives of policy makers, professionals, religious leaders and academics." <i>BMC International Health and Human Rights</i> (2013) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15232 | en_ZA |
dc.identifier.citation | Kleintjes, S., Lund, C., & Swartz, L. (2013). Barriers to the participation of people with psychosocial disability in mental health policy development in South Africa: a qualitative study of perspectives of policy makers, professionals, religious leaders and academics. BMC international health and human rights, 13(1), 17. | en_ZA |
dc.identifier.ris | TY - Journal Article AU - Kleintjes, Sharon AU - Lund, Crick AU - Swartz, Leslie AB - BACKGROUND: This paper outlines stakeholder views on environmental barriers that prevent people who live with psychosocial disability from participating in mental health policy development in South Africa.METHOD:Fifty-six semi-structured interviews with national, provincial and local South African mental health stakeholders were conducted between August 2006 and August 2009. Respondents included public sector policy makers, professional regulatory council representatives, and representatives from non-profit organisations (NPOs), disabled people's organisations (DPOs), mental health interest groups, religious organisations, professional associations, universities and research institutions. RESULTS: Respondents identified three main environmental barriers to participation in policy development: (a) stigmatization and low priority of mental health, (b) poverty, and (c) ineffective recovery and community supports. CONCLUSION: A number of attitudes, practices and structures undermine the equal participation of South Africans with psychosocial disability in society. A human rights paradigm and multi-system approach is required to enable full social engagement by people with psychosocial disability, including their involvement in policy development. DA - 2013 DB - OpenUCT DO - 10.1186/1472-698X-13-17 DP - University of Cape Town J1 - BMC International Health and Human Rights LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2013 T1 - Barriers to the participation of people with psychosocial disability in mental health policy development in South Africa: a qualitative study of perspectives of policy makers, professionals, religious leaders and academics TI - Barriers to the participation of people with psychosocial disability in mental health policy development in South Africa: a qualitative study of perspectives of policy makers, professionals, religious leaders and academics UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15232 ER - | en_ZA |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15232 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-698X-13-17 | |
dc.identifier.vancouvercitation | Kleintjes S, Lund C, Swartz L. Barriers to the participation of people with psychosocial disability in mental health policy development in South Africa: a qualitative study of perspectives of policy makers, professionals, religious leaders and academics. BMC International Health and Human Rights. 2013; http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15232. | en_ZA |
dc.language.iso | eng | en_ZA |
dc.publisher | BioMed Central Ltd | en_ZA |
dc.publisher.department | Centre for Public Mental Health | en_ZA |
dc.publisher.faculty | Faculty of Health Sciences | en_ZA |
dc.publisher.institution | University of Cape Town | |
dc.rights | This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License | en_ZA |
dc.rights.holder | 2013 Kleintjes et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. | en_ZA |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0 | en_ZA |
dc.source | BMC International Health and Human Rights | en_ZA |
dc.source.uri | http://www.biomedcentral.com/bmcinthealthhumrights/ | en_ZA |
dc.subject.other | Psychosocial disability | en_ZA |
dc.subject.other | Rights | en_ZA |
dc.subject.other | Participation barriers | en_ZA |
dc.subject.other | Policy development | en_ZA |
dc.subject.other | South Africa | en_ZA |
dc.title | Barriers to the participation of people with psychosocial disability in mental health policy development in South Africa: a qualitative study of perspectives of policy makers, professionals, religious leaders and academics | en_ZA |
dc.type | Journal Article | en_ZA |
uct.type.filetype | Text | |
uct.type.filetype | Image | |
uct.type.publication | Research | en_ZA |
uct.type.resource | Article | en_ZA |
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