Unequal and inadequate involvement possibilities in mental health care networks

Background/Objectives: Nowadays, involvement and participation of mental health service users are considered to be ethical practices and health care systems around the world are increasingly emphasising the value of participatory approaches. However, in Belgian mental health care, involvement is scarcely out of the egg. A positive change happened in 2007, when the Belgian Federal Government initiated experimental care networks for persons with complex and chronic mental health problems. These networks were aimed at providing needs-based care, at promoting rehabilitation in society and at ensuring continuity of c…