2023
23 JANUARY 2023
|
Developing research priority areas to improve treatment pathways and outcomes for people with co-occurring mental health problems and alcohol use disorders Speaker: Laura Goodwin, University of Lancaster & Phil Parkes, public contributor (Expert Citizens) Summary: In the presentation we will discuss the outcomes of two workshops which involved people with lived experience of co-occurring mental health and alcohol use disorders and public and third sector professionals. We will provide a summary of the findings, which includes i) an overview of the positives and negatives of the four different treatment pathways offered to this group and ii) the development of a top 10 list of research priority areas. |
|
27 MARCH 2023
|
Supported Volunteering at Ripon Museums: 'De-researchifying' research processes and methods in a sensitive way. Speakers: Martin Webber, Beth Casey & Helen Thornton Summary: Supported volunteering provides a way for people who require additional support to access volunteering opportunities. However, limited research has been conducted on supported volunteering so we do not know enough about how, and if, it might help people. This presentation reports on the qualitative methods used for an evaluation of supported volunteering at Ripon museums, a collaboration between the International Centre for Mental Health Social Research (ICMHSR) at the University of York and the Ripon Museum Trust (RMT). A range of methods have been utilised in order to provide a choice for participants and to facilitate participation. This included having conversations with volunteers about their experience of support (rather than more formal interviews); observing support provided; and giving volunteers the opportunity to complete an audio or written diary about their experiences. The presentation will reflect on the ‘sensitive’ research approach taken; uptake and experience of participating in different methods and comparisons between the data produced. The presentation will conclude with practical considerations and researcher reflections on the methods used. |
|
26 APRIL 2023
|
How we are involving parent carers of children with special educational needs and disabilities in our research, and what impact that has had on the SPaCE Project Speaker: Sharon Foxwell and Annabel McDonald, parent carer co-investigators, and Gretchen Bjornstad, University of Exeter Summary: It can be challenging to meaningfully involved people with lived experience in epidemiological studies from inception, so this would provide an opportunity to highlight some examples of how these parent carers have shaped the project, including involvement in defining the populations that we include, selecting predictors of mental health outcomes to include in the analyses, selecting the mental health outcomes to focus on, and thinking through the implications of our findings. We are also planning to involve parent carers in innovative dissemination strategies, including leading one of our papers and including specific subsections within the discussion sections of all of our papers for our parent carer co-investigators to describe their reflections on the findings. |
|
03 MAY 2023
|
Collaborating to develop holistic health support for people living with severe mental illness Speakers: Emily Oliver & Ilaria Pina, Newcastle University, and Sue Webster, peer researcher Summary: Our three schools’ funded project, WHOLE-SMI, explores holistic health promotion for people living with severe mental illness, an underserved population who have not typically been well-represented in research involvement and engagement. Here we present, with our peer researchers and community advisory group members, learning from this research. |
|
12 JUNE 2023
|
Using the Nominal Group Technique for organising a workshop for carers of people who have been discharged by mental health hospitals. Speakers: Maria Panagioti & Natasha Tyler, University of Manchester Summary: We will talk about the use of Nominal Group Technique for organising a workshop for carers of people who have been discharged by mental health hospitals. We will talk about how the technique has helped us develop topic areas, facilitate the workshop date and develop a set of research priorities for a future grant application. |
|
12 JULY 2023
|
Embedding and evaluating trauma-informed and co-production approaches with people who've experienced multiple disadvantage Speakers: Michelle Farr and Tracey Stone, University of Bristol & Thomas Traub and Rebecca, peer researchers Summary: Changing Futures is part of a government funded programme aimed at improving the lives of adults experiencing multiple disadvantages. Changing Futures in Bristol is working with organisations and people with lived experience to:
We will discuss how we are evaluating this work, sharing our learning to date, and explore how systems can be changed to promote more equality, co-production and trauma-informed care. |
