There is a growing buzz around lived experience, service-user voice, and co-production in mental health. And rightly so; these are… more
The price of participation: co-production and lived experience in a capitalist mental health system
Category: Lived experience work
From tokenism to fair pay: valuing lived experience in mental health
Lived experience is everywhere in mental health policy, services and research — at least in theory. We talk about “co-production”,… more
When Lived Experience Work Doesn’t Feel Like a Choice
I became involved with lived experience work when I was sixteen, because I was angry at the experiences I’d had… more
Who decides the value of lived experience? It is them, not us.
My lived experience is valuable, and I know that; I am someone who will not let other people knock down… more
The challenges faced by those in lived experience roles
This blog post is the text of a thread originally posted on X (formerly Twitter) by @TheTealTigerUK on 30/05/2024, published on the… more
Better together? Community and the mental health lived experience landscape
From April 2023 — March 2024, I worked with NSUN on a piece of research exploring community and the mental… more
Navigating class as a lived experience advocate
There’s always an undeniable tension that exists between my class background and career in the mental health sector, between my personal identity and how much I’ve needed to change in order to fit in…. more
Call for reviewers of mental health research papers
We’re looking for people with lived experience of mental ill-health, distress and trauma to summarise and respond to recently published mental health research … more
Understanding the identity of lived experience researchers and providers
The review found themes related to identity development, through the acronym of the EMERGES framework, a novel finding of the review. Themes of Empowerment, Motivation, Empathy of the self and others, Recovery model and medical model, Growth and Transformation, Exclusion and Survivor roots were found…… more
New ways of supporting child abuse & sexual violence survivors in relation to the ‘personality disorder’ construct
Content note: mentions of childhood sexual abuse Sitting in a consultation room with a psychologist and receiving the diagnosis of… more
Nothing about us without us: why lived experience is invaluable to peer support
When looking at the holes in support systems we are forced to reconcile with the fact that although lived experience… more
Reflecting on a peer support partnership of 13 statutory and VCSE organisations
I am very proud to have been part of the work which the ‘Principled Way of Working, Peer Support in… more