Researchers from the Centre for Health Service Studies at the University of Kent are working on a new project. They are currently working on a project around ‘Engaging people with severe mental illness with health research in Kent’. The goal of the project is to understand the experiences (if any) that people with a mental illness have with health research in Kent.
They hope to engage with people with mental illness and/or their carers, significant others, key stakeholders or those who have experience working with people severe mental illness. Researchers will collect information through interviews and focus groups in order to understand the ways of enhancing involvement and participation of those with a mental illness in health research.
If you are a carer of someone who has serious mental ill health, you can contact engagementalhealth@kent.ac.uk for more details.
Hello fellow carers. I have exciting research news for you.
Phoebe Averill who is a PhD Student of the Health Service and Population Research Department from Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience. Is working on a research study about the safety of community-based mental health services. This is a nationwide research aimed at unpaid carers.
Please see below for details.
What is this study?
We are carrying out a study to find out about safety problems in community-based mental health services for adults. This research will help to increase awareness of the types of safety problems service users and carers experience in these services, as well as gathering ideas about how community mental healthcare could be made safer.
Taking part would involve participating in your choice of either a one-to-one interview, or a group discussion. Interviews or group discussions will be conducted remotely via a secure online platform (e.g. Zoom), and will last for up to one hour.
Who can take part?
We would like to speak to family members/ carers of adults who are using community-based mental health services. These include primary care (e.g. treatment and monitoring of a mental health condition by a GP), or secondary care mental health services (e.g. outpatient support from Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment team, or a Community Mental Health Team).
To take part, you must also be:
Over 18 years old.
Able to understand English sufficiently to take part in an interview or group discussion.
Able to provide informed consent.
Not currently using inpatient mental health services.
Who should I speak to if I am interested in taking part?
If you are interested in taking part, or would like more information, please contact Phoebe Averill at phoebe.averill@kcl.ac.uk.
Please note:
Carers will be offered a £15 shopping voucher in return for taking part.
Researchers from University College London want to hear Black carers’ views about what it was like when their loved one was involuntarily admitted to hospital (sectioned under the Mental Health Act).
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