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“If You Can’t Follow, You’re Out.” The Perspectives of People with Mental Health Problems on Citizenship

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  • Marianne Vervliet

    (University College Ghent)

  • Didier Reynaert

    (University College Ghent)

  • An Verelst

    (University College Ghent)

  • Sofie Vindevogel

    (University College Ghent)

  • Jessica De Maeyer

    (University College Ghent)

Abstract

The new paradigm of ‘community care’ promotes the integration of people with mental health problems in society. This reconversion in social care risks to remain limited to a ‘physical’ level of integration. As the voices of people in vulnerable situations are largely absent in today’s debates about citizenship, the present study used photovoice to investigate how people with mental health problems (n = 16) and co-occuring drug dependence (n = 14/16) perceive ‘being a citizen’ in everyday life. A thematic analysis of the verbal data and the selected pictures led to seven themes. These themes illustrate the complex, dual reality of living with mental health problems; the strengths, capacities and hope of people, but also the various obstacles they are confronted with in relation to the broader society. These findings imply an urgent need for an alternative, inclusive view on citizenship and according policy actions.

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  • Marianne Vervliet & Didier Reynaert & An Verelst & Sofie Vindevogel & Jessica De Maeyer, 2019. "“If You Can’t Follow, You’re Out.” The Perspectives of People with Mental Health Problems on Citizenship," Applied Research in Quality of Life, Springer;International Society for Quality-of-Life Studies, vol. 14(4), pages 891-908, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:ariqol:v:14:y:2019:i:4:d:10.1007_s11482-017-9537-4
    DOI: 10.1007/s11482-017-9537-4
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