Have you used mental health services in Richmond? Are you willing to share your experiences to help shape future services?
Equality within Mental Health in Richmond – a study exploring the lived experience of Mental Health Carers and Service Users. Mental health problems can be problems such as depression, or problems such as psychosis, schizophrenia or bipolar disorder.
Support could include talking on the phone, reminding someone to take medication, emotional support, taking someone out, cooking, shopping, looking after other members of the family.
Richmond Borough Mind, in conjunction with Radar, is conducting a study of individuals who have been a user of, or have cared for someone who have used mental health services within the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. We are also exploring experiences of mental health, recovery and wellbeing.
The purpose of the study is to collect views on:
• How you understand mental health and mental distress
• Your experiences of mental health services
• Your lived experience of mental health in Richmond
• Your suggestions for the future of services that are more responsible to some of your needs
We are seeking to recruit 30 Mental Health Service Users, and 30 Mental Carers from the following groups to undertake a questionnaire:
• black and minority ethnic communities
• people living with disabilities
• older people
• young adults
• lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people
We also seek 10 Mental Health Service Users and 10 Mental Health carers to participate in a focus group. Taking part will first of all involve filling in a survey questionnaire and participation in a focus group discussion. You can decide to do both or just one. All researchers involved in this study are also people with either an understanding of or have lived experience of mental health issues.
The focus group will be taking place on the week of the 19th of March.
- Monday 19th March at 6.00pm, Vestry Hall, Richmond - BME Group Focus Group
- Tuesday 20th March at 2.30pm, Vestry Hall, Richmond - Older People Focus Group
- Tuesday 20th March at 6.00pm, Vestry Hall, Richmond - Young People Focus Group
- Wednesday 21st March at 6.00pm, Vestry Hall, Richmond - Disability People Focus Group
- Thursday 22nd March at 6.00pm, Room 101, Duke Street Church, Richmond - LGBT Focus Group
Venue details:
We hope, that by taking part and sharing experiences, we will gain a better understanding of local mental health needs which will be channelled into the wider strategy and the direction of services in the future.
The survey can be found here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/K5Y5FY8
Contact Darren Vella for more information on 0207 1950 120 or email darrenvella@rbmind.org
