Evaluating social drop-in facilities and their impact on social recovery in early intervention in psychosis services

Evaluating social drop-in facilities and their impact on social recovery in early intervention in psychosis services Jessica Lee, Donna Haskayne, Madihah Hussain, Abbas Darukhanawala, Charlotte Marriott Mental Health Review Journal, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.- “Social recovery” is a long-cited aim within the UK early intervention in psychosis (EIP) services; however, there is a lack of evidence regarding existing social recovery provisions and how these can be improved. This paper aims to evaluate an existing social drop-in facility within an EIP team, ran within the Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, and highlight the potential benefits of delivering such services for people diagnosed with first episode psychosis. Attendance and basic demographic statistics (age, gender and ethnicity of attendees) were collected over a period of 13 weeks. In addition, two semi-structured focus groups were conducted: one with EIP staff members (community psychiatric nurses and support workers) and the other with current service users, with both groups describing their satisfaction and experience of the drop-in facility and how it can be improved. Inductive thematic analysis was used to analyse data from both focus groups, with six overarching meta-themes being identified: reflection, environment, emotional experience, recovery, activities and interactions. Service users and staff reflected that the drop-in ...
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