Mental health knowledge built by service users and survivors
Welcome to the Survivor Researcher Network (SRN)
The Survivor Researcher Network is a UK based user-controlled network for mental health service users and survivors with an interest in research.
Previously hosted by NSUN, we are now an independent network and Community Interest Company. We continue to to develop the SRN as a network for survivor researchers and others with lived experience of mental distress who are interested or involved in research. We also seek funding to undertake research, and offer mentoring, training and consultancy.
This is a developing website which aims to provide survivor research resources, articles, and news. We welcome feedback.
You can join our network and receive our Survivor Researcher Network newsletter here.
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Featured News and SRN events
Informed consent – the Montgomery ruling
We are posting this report written by Laura Able, Survivor Researcher Network member, on a recent conference attended with financial support from SRN from our Community Fund Awards for All...
December 2025 Discussion and Support Group
Our next SRN Discussion and Support Group meeting is at 17.30 GMT on Tuesday 16th December These meetings provide a space for people with lived experience of mental distress to discuss research...
November 2025 Discussion and Support Group
Our next SRN Discussion and Support Group meeting is at 17.30 GMT on Tuesday 18th November. These meetings provide a space for people with lived experience of mental distress to discuss research...
Stepping into Research STiR
The Mental Health Social Care Incubator is launching another round of its Stepping into Research programme of supporting practitioners, lived experience researchers, and early career researchers to...
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Critical Perspective Mental Health Conference 2022
This year's hybrid conference is on 16 and 17 November 2022 entitled "Critical Perspectives on the Lived Experience of Distress and Mental Health Services" "Lived experience of distress and mental...
Patient and Public Involvement Co-ordinator
Job share opportunity on research PPI at Kings College London. "The post-holder will bring together their lived experience of accessing health and/or social care services with research and project...