@article{ref1,
title="Mental health consumers' motives for seeking advocacy support: a qualitative exploration",
journal="Community mental health journal",
year="2018",
author="Stomski, N. J. and Morrison, P. and Whitely, M. and Brennan, P.",
volume="54",
number="5",
pages="607-615",
abstract="Advocacy plays a vital role in ensuring that mental health consumers' rights are maintained. However, the primary issues for which consumers seek advocacy support remain unknown. Understanding these issues provides a sound basis from which advocacy organisations may develop a clear service delivery focus. This study addresses the literature gap through presenting a qualitative analysis of 60 records from an advocacy service. Four major themes emerged, across which two key issues were dominant: the sense of fearfulness and disempowerment. These issues accentuate the importance of advocates in enhancing the agency of mental health consumers.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0010-3853",
doi="10.1007/s10597-017-0177-9",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10597-017-0177-9"
}