Friendship and money: A qualitative study of service users' experiences of participating in a supported socialisation programme.

Ann SheridanDonal O'KeeffeBarbara CoughlanKate FrazerJohnathan DrennanMary Kemple

Published in: The International journal of social psychiatry (2018)

Supported socialisation can increase confidence, social competence and self-agency; buffer against psychiatric stigma; build social capital; and afford opportunities to enhance social integration, inclusion and belonging.

Keyphrases

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