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
Local social care support research advisory group
The role of local area support and amenities in reducing inequalities in unmet need for care and improving access to social care support (CAPE 2.0). Lived experience advisory group – paid...
May 2025 Discussion and Support Group
Our next SRN Discussion and Support Group meeting is at 17.30 BST on Tuesday 20 May. We have presentation at this meeting: 'Expanded I poems': a participatory data analysis and co-inquiry process,...
April 2025 Discussion and Support Group
Our next SRN Discussion and Support Group meeting is at 17.30 BST on Tuesday 15th April. These meetings provide a space for people with lived experience of mental distress to discuss survivor...
Renewed funding for our network
SRN has obtained further funding from Community Fund Awards for All through to June 2026. This funding will allow us to resume regular online Discussion and Support Group meetings for people with...
More in News and Views
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 access books available free to download."This...
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 researchers and research managers.” by Alison Faulkner...
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 expertise. It is a window into mental well-being...
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, Peter Beresford, Helen Spandler, Dorothy Gould The...