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Citizen advocacy observed: Tool or tokenism?

Hadlow, Jan (1996) Citizen advocacy observed: Tool or tokenism? Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology, 6 (5). pp. 403-408. ISSN 1052-9284. (doi:10.1002/(SICI)1099-1298(199612)6:5<403::AID-CASP391>3.0.CO;2-R) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:19223)

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Abstract

Citizen advocacy, where a volunteer works in partnership with a vulnerable person, compliments self- and legal advocacy. In the context of mental health services, citizen advocacy is a tool for enabling and empowering people who use these services, and is founded on the recognition that mental health service users are frequently socially oppressed and disadvantaged. This article describes the development of a Citizen Advocacy service for people with mental health difficulties, and also the problems they brought to this service. The problems encountered in sustaining the service are noted and lessons are drawn for the future.

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1298(199612)6:5<403::AID-CASP391>3.0.CO;2-R
Uncontrolled keywords: citizen advocacy, mental health, service user
Subjects: B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Human and Social Sciences > School of Psychology
Depositing User: R.F. Xu
Date Deposited: 04 Jun 2009 16:24 UTC
Last Modified: 16 Nov 2021 09:57 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/19223 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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