Researcher Lewys Beames who is a PhD Student at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King’s College London, is undertaking a research project looking at improving experiences for mental health service users on psychiatric inpatient wards.

Below is an invitation to a focus group for informal/ unpaid carers with experience of inpatient mental healthcare to discuss how service users should be supported after experiencing coercive practice.

They would particularly welcome:

• People who also have experience of coercive practices such as, involuntary admission, physical restraint or forced medications,
• and people from Black and racially minoritised groups and communities who we know are more often exposed to coercive practices in mental health services.

Some examples of the areas and topics the interview will cover are:

· Perspectives on possible different types of support that could be offered.
· Views on how this support should be delivered.
· Perspectives on how to use the current and developing research evidence to develop a support intervention for service users.

When will the focus group happen?

Service User Focus Group – 3rd May 2024, 10:00 – 12:00
Informal Carer Focus Group – 14th May 2024, 12:00 – 14:00

Interested in taking part?

Please get in touch with via the contact details below:

Email: lewys.beames@kcl.ac.uk

Text/ WhatsApp: 07876 875 892