Introduction Research and mental health services agree that more youth co-production in service design and delivery is needed, but there is little consensus on how to do it well. This study is trying to find agreement about the best ways to do this.
Methods and analysis A realist eDelphi study will be conducted. People with experience of co-production and engagement in youth mental health services will be invited to participate.
This will include young people with relevant lived experience, family members/carers of young people with mental ill health, youth mental health researchers and other professionals with experience of youth engagement work (eg, mental healthcare staff, mental health service managers and participation/engagement professionals in the sector). The target is to recruit 10–20 participants from each of these four groups (40–80 participants total).
BMJ Open published a clinical update in Research Highlights on 13 May 2026.
The item focuses on Designing and delivering youth mental health services for young people, with young people: what works?
A protocol for a realist eDelphi study on effective co-production.
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