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 are seeking funding to continue to develop the SRN as a network for survivor researchers together with undertaking research, and offering mentoring, training and consultancy.
This is a developing website which aims to provide opportunities for discussion, survivor research resources, articles, and news. We welcome feedback.
You can sign up for our Survivor Researcher Network newsletter here.
You can read more about the SRN on our About Us page
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Featured News and SRN events
August 2025 Discussion and Support Group
Our next SRN Discussion and Support Group meeting is at 17.30 BST on Tuesday 19th August. These meetings provide a space for people with lived experience of mental distress to discuss research...
July 2025 Discussion and Support Group
Our next SRN Discussion and Support Group meeting is at 17.30 BST on Tuesday 15th July. These meetings provide a space for people with lived experience of mental distress to discuss research related...
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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...
Lived Experience Researcher and Provider Identities
Blog by Veenu Gupta - Understanding the identity of lived experience researchers and providers Veena Gupta introduces her PhD research into lived experience researcher and provider identities and...
NIHR: Payment for Public Involvement
NIHR: Payment for Public Involvement in Health and Care Research: A guide for organisations on determining the most appropriate payment approach This new guidance, issued on 27 June 2022, includes a...