G shares how using their personal experience of mental ill-health to shape research opened up new career opportunities, landing them a job at a leading mental health charity. They talk about how they came across lived experience involvement opportunities, what they involved and how G contributed. I turned my experience of mental ill-health into a...
What is mental health research? Is it just for medication?
What is mental health research? Before we get cracking, let me introduce myself. I’m Daisy, and I am the communications coordinator of the Mental Health Research Matters team. Before I started working for mental health organisations, I hadn’t thought about mental health in terms of research before. But advancements in any area take research and...