# Children's rights in school-based mental health research: methodological considerations for qualitative projects - URL: https://alisanburak.com/en/wcp-2026-posterler/ev0522 - Language: en - Last updated: not specified - Page title: Children's rights in school-based mental health research: methodological considerations for qualitative projects | WCP 2026 Summary > Children's right to participate in research can be realized by overcoming multiple layers of gatekeeping and using developmentally appropriate methods. This page was translated automatically from Turkish. [Read the original](https://alisanburak.com/wcp-2026-posterler/ev0522) This page is an AI-assisted Turkish summary of the study presented at the 26th World Congress of Psychiatry. The study belongs to the presenting authors; please refer to the original source when citing it. EV0522 E-PosterEducation and EthicsQualitative study # Children's rights in school-based mental health research: methodological considerations for qualitative projects CHILDREN’S RIGHTS IN SCHOOL-BASED MENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH: METHODOLOGICAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR QUALITATIVE PROJECTS Presenter: Michael E. Gasior Country: United Kingdom Institution: Queen's University Belfast, School of Nursing & Midwifery Children's right to participate in research can be realized by overcoming multiple layers of gatekeeping and using developmentally appropriate methods. The poster discusses methodological and ethical approaches to safeguarding children's right to participate in school-based qualitative mental health research. The study involved semi-structured focus groups with 28 children aged 7 to 8 years across 3 primary schools in urban, suburban, and rural settings in Northern Ireland (United Kingdom). The recruitment process is illustrated using a Sankey diagram: of the 80 schools contacted, 69 did not respond and 6 declined; of the 5 schools that expressed interest, 2 discontinued communication and 3 participated in the study. Methodological considerations included recruiting participants through schools, parental consent and child assent, capacity-building activities, child-friendly data collection, and giving equal weight to children's views in the analysis. A sample child information sheet is presented as a resource that explains in plain language what research is and why it is being conducted. The authors state that this approach offers benefits in terms of robustness and trustworthiness, the applicability of findings to real-life settings, and equity and inclusion. [View the original poster](https://cslide.ctimeetingtech.com/wcp26/attendee/eposter/file/842) How to cite this study APA 7: Gasior, M. E., Miller, S. J., & Gildea, A. (2026, September 23-26). Children’s rights in school-based mental health research: methodological considerations for qualitative projects [E-poster]. 26th WPA World Congress of Psychiatry (WCP 2026), Stockholm, Sweden. https://cslide.ctimeetingtech.com/wcp26/attendee/eposter/file/842 Vancouver: Gasior ME, Miller SJ, Gildea A. Children’s rights in school-based mental health research: methodological considerations for qualitative projects [e-poster]. 26th WPA World Congress of Psychiatry (WCP 2026); 2026 Sep 23-26; Stockholm, Sweden. Available from: https://cslide.ctimeetingtech.com/wcp26/attendee/eposter/file/842 Author names and title formatting were generated automatically from the congress system; please check them against the original poster before use. ## On the same topic - [Alkol bağımlılığı sendromu tedavisindeki psikososyal engellerin etkili psikiyatri eğitimiyle azaltılması: olgu serisi](https://alisanburak.com/en/wcp-2026-posterler/ev0026) - [Müzede bir gün: Tıp öğrencileriyle aktarım ve karşı aktarımı tartışmak için sanatın kullanımı](https://alisanburak.com/en/wcp-2026-posterler/ev0132) - [Hindistan psikiyatri derneği batı bölge şubesi sanat ve kültür alt komitesinin yeni psikoeğitim çalışmaları](https://alisanburak.com/en/wcp-2026-posterler/ev0144) - [Emret, itaat edeyim: emir veren varsanıların, riskin ve psikozun kültürlerarası boyutlarının sinematik anlatı ile öğretilmesi](https://alisanburak.com/en/wcp-2026-posterler/ev0148) - [Özbekistan'da psikiyatristlerin otizm bilgisine ilişkin ulusal anket](https://alisanburak.com/en/wcp-2026-posterler/ev0165) [All WCP 2026 summaries](https://alisanburak.com/en/wcp-2026-posterler) --- Kaynak / Source: https://alisanburak.com/en/wcp-2026-posterler/ev0522 İletişim / Contact: Bağdat Caddesi, Veli Güneysu Apt. No:453 K:4 D:9, Suadiye / Kadıköy, İstanbul · +90 532 642 95 25 · info@alisanburak.com · https://alisanburak.com/bagdat-caddesi-psikoterapi-iletisim