Co-creation in research with young people

This chapter analyses the different forms of co-creation and, in particular, scrutinises the research relationships in two studies among youths in real-life settings. It seeks to find answers to how broad the foundations of collaboration were, what the different ambitions among the stakeholders were, how the processes and frameworks were formed in the research process and finally what impacted on the co-creation of practices. The chapter starts by describing the two different cases and their outcomes and concludes by presenting a model for co-creation and robust knowledge. The practice research with young people and mental health issues was inspired by Callon's theory of a translative framework. The research was divided into two phases: the first addresses professional perspectives and the second addresses service user and interactive perspectives. The interactive translational process led to new interpretations and insights, and also created a space for listening to young people’s views on existing support structures, multi-professional meetings and care processes.