Become an Expert By Experience
We work to champion the voice of people with lived experience to help shape the design, development, delivery and evaluation of our services.
This includes acting on national priorities such as the development of peer support and integration of the recovery approach, as well as creating opportunities for collaboration between staff, service users and their friends, family and carers.
We'd love you to get involved and there's a few different ways to do this:
Working together groups
These are open forums where people with experience of using our services meet to share views and ideas to resolve issues and work with staff to make service improvements.
Expert by Experience (EBE) Programme
These are workshops for people to gain skills to get involved in a range of participation activities. If you're interested in actively getting involved to help improve mental health services, this could be the workshop for you.
The workshops are an opportunity to recognise and build upon your skills and knowledge. They cover recruitment, getting involved in meetings and quality visits to services. You will also be invited you to sign up to our Expert by Experience mailing list EBE so we can let you know about upcoming opportunities.
Sessions are open to service users, past and present, as well as their family, friends and carers. The course explores how to communicate your personal experiences in a way that can create meaningful change to services and support you on your recovery journey. Watch this short video to find out more about our Expert by Experience programme:
For more information and to book your place, contact The People Participation Team:
• Call: 0300 304 3444
• Email participation
• Expression Of Interest Form