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 new, and still developing, website aiming to provide opportunities for discussion, survivor research resources, articles, and news. You can register with the site to take part in the discussion forums and submit blog articles. We welcome feedback.
You can read more about the SRN on our About Us page

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Featured News and SRN events
Polarised mental health politics and the struggle for ambivalence
A recording is now available of of this 22 March workshop with Konstantina Poursanidou PhD - "And the Activists tell us that Meds are Evil:...
SRN February Discussion and Support Group
Our next SRN Discussion and Support Group meeting is on Wednesday 23 February at 17.30-19.00. This is a space for people with lived experience of...
SRN session at NSUN 2021 agm
A recording of our session at the NSUN 2021 AGM is now available. The session was entitled Survivor Researchers: What do we bring? After a short...
SRN Discussion and Support Group 13 January
Our next SRN Discussion and Support Group meeting is at 17.30-19.30 on Thursday 13th January 2022. This is a space for people with lived experience...
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Covid-19 and Co-production
Covid-19 and Co-production in Health and Social Care Research, Policy and Practice - editors, Peter Beresford, Oli Williams, and others Two open...
Uncovering the emotional labour of involvement and co-production
Article exploring ‘the emotional labour of involvement and co-production in mental health research as experienced by service user/survivor...
COVID-19 + Punjabi communities
“Mental well-being during COVID-19 & lock-down” - research report. “This report was undertaken by Taraki through a team with academic and lived...
Social Inequalities and Justice – Social Power and Mental Health conference
CRASSH | Social Power and Mental Health, online conference held in April 2021 Session 3: Social Inequalities and Justice. Speakers: Rianna Walcott,...