An introduction to Co-Production in Research - Reflecting on delivering a training session for UCL students
This blog shares learnings about a UCL workshop led by Naheen, Nicc, and Tania (with baby Maxim), aimed at helping students explore how to meaningfully co-produce research with people who have lived experience. It emphasized values like inclusivity, respect, and reflection, while addressing power dynamics, barriers, and the importance of genuine collaboration in academic projects.
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Co-creating arts-based tools with children for mental health and resilience
This blog discusses the Nkwihoreze project in Rwanda, where children and young people co-create culturally appropriate tools and resources to facilitate intergenerational dialogue and provide psychosocial support to families affected by the 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi.
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Help us shape an introduction session to LinkedIn for our community
As we are developing our new website, we are also looking for better ways to stay in touch with out community. Get involved and help us co-produce an introduction session to LinkedIn!
June Team Update: Building on meaningful conversations
The latest news from the team and our community plus updates about our ongoing projects and upcoming opportunities.
May Team Update: Making connections and developing relationships
The latest news from the team and our community plus updates about our ongoing projects and upcoming opportunities.
Diving in: Reflections on evaluating ourselves
With our eight Measuring Success in Co-production project teams onboard and their projects under way, members of the Measuring Success in Co-production co-ordinating team share their experiences of working together to evaluate their own co-production approaches.
Measuring Success: Closing the Loop Beyond the Loop…
In this blog, Gemma Evans and Johnny Valavanis introduce a project they are working on as part of the Measuring Success in Co-Production Programme and ask for your help in providing insights about co-production from within the mental health sector from a lived experience perspective.
Co-Production Collective Allies Group: May meeting notes
Co-Production Collective's Allies Group met once more to discuss key areas of our work. We're sharing the minutes so you can catch-up with what was discussed.
Empowering Each Other: Reflections from our session at Facilitate 2024
In this blog co-producers Emily, Sadia and Vita talk about the workshop they gave at the International Facilitators Conference which explored the differences between facilitation and co-facilitation and their reflections on this.
Co-designing peer support resources for neurodivergent young people
In this blog Charlotte Webber shares what she sees as the difference between co-design and co-production from her experience of being involved in the Neurodivergent Peer Support Toolkit (NEST) project.
Co-producing a Compassionate Peer Worker Community of Excellence fit for action
This blog explores the Peer Community of Excellence project, which helps peer workers in mental health. It aims to show how peer support can make a difference and encourages teamwork across different parts of healthcare.