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.
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Featured News and SRN events
January 2023 Discussion and Support Group
Developing research methods resources - democratising research Our January meeting is at 5.30 pm on Wednesday 18th January, via Zoom. You can register here. These online meetings offer a...
Co-production and decolonisation through the lenses of people, power and process
The presentation by Jacqui Lovell, SRN CIC Director, at our August Discussion and Support Group meeting is now available in video form, together with the slides used. This presentation was entitled...
Race, Racism and Mental Health Seminar
A recording is now available for this 15 February workshop with SRN director, Sonia Thompson: Race, Racism, and Mental Health: Messages from the Racialised Others "Critical Voices Network Ireland...
Ethical, political and methodological struggles in doing survivor research
A recording is now available of this 15 March workshop with Konstantina Poursanidou PhD - 'Can you help me get out?: Ethical, Political & Methodological Struggles in Doing Survivor Research in...
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Ambivalence in accounts of involuntary hospitalisation
The price of ‘safety’? Ambivalence in mental health service user interview accounts of involuntary hospitalisation (‘sectioning’) in England SRN director, Dr Dina Poursanidou, delivered a joint...
Lectureship in User Led Research
Service User Research Enterprise (SURE) is advertising for a lecturer in user led research: 'The primary role will be to i) contribute to the strategic leadership and direction of SURE ii) develop a...