Have You Supported Someone Through Mental Health Care? We Want to Hear From You

If you have cared for, supported, or helped someone navigate mental health services, your experience matters.

Researchers are seeking carers to share their perspectives as part of a project exploring how people make decisions about mental health treatment together. The insights gathered will help shape a research funding application focused on understanding how service users, carers, and clinicians can work collaboratively when making decisions about care and treatment.

Use your Carers’ Voice

Carers often play a vital role in supporting loved ones through mental health challenges. You may have helped someone:

  • Understand treatment options
  • Attend appointments
  • Manage medication and care plans
  • Communicate with healthcare professionals
  • Make important decisions during difficult times

Your experiences can provide valuable insights into what works well, what could be improved, and how mental health services can better support collaborative decision-making.

Who Can Take Part?

We are looking for people who have supported someone through mental health care.

We are particularly keen to hear from carers from minoritised and under-represented communities, whose perspectives are often missing from research but are essential to ensuring services meet the needs of everyone.

What’s Involved?

Participants will be invited to take part in an online discussion via Microsoft Teams.

Dates: 15–19 June
Format: Microsoft Teams
Time commitment: Up to 2 hours
Payment: £27.50 per hour (NIHR public involvement rate)

Make a Difference Through Your Experience

By sharing your views, you can help influence future research and contribute to improving how mental health treatment decisions are made between service users, carers, and clinicians.

Every experience is valuable, and your contribution could help shape better mental health care for individuals and families in the future.

Interested?

Register your interest by scanning the QR code on the poster or visiting:

tinyurl.com/5f83xea5

Thank you for considering taking part and helping ensure carers’ voices are heard.