Resource was added by: Bec Hanley
RNIB's report on how involvement has had an impact. Thanks to Nat Swiderska for sharing this.
Cancer Research UK Insights Panel Transparent Recruitment Process
Resource was added by: Helen Wilkinson
An example of document drafted by Cancer Research UK's Patient Involvement Team to support the recruitment of new Cancer Insights Panels (patient and carer groups). This outlines our process for recruiting more diverse groups of people.
Being Inclusive in Health Related Research
Resource was added by: Bec Hanley
A new publication by INVOLVE. Useful reading for non-research involvement professionals too.
Involving people remotely
Resource was added by: Bec Hanley
This paper focuses on the experience of Cystic Fibrosis Trust, RNIB and National Deaf Children’s Society.
Digital campaigning and the voices of people with lived experience
Resource was added by: Bec Hanley
A really interesting report from the Social Change Agency about how digital campaigning can disenfranchise those with lived experience. Comes with a toolkit to try to address this.
Positive risk-taking: from rhetoric to reality
Resource was added by: Natalie Swiderska
A discussion paper from Steve Morgan and Nick Andrews for the The Journal of Mental Health Training, Education and Practice.
Purpose – For health and social care services to become truly person-centred requires a fundamentally positive mindset from professionals and care workers, and a willingness to take some risks. The purpose of this paper is to explore how this will apply to delivering dementia services, where almost all of the initial impressions are of deficits, disability and disadvantage.
Ethnicity facts and figures
Resource was added by: Bec Hanley
Useful government website which looks at experiences of people from different ethnic backgrounds.
Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP)
Resource was added by: Bec Hanley
This form is used by Young Women's Trust. They ask young women to complete it if they disclose that they have a mental health condition. This form, or tool (courtesy of Mind) is really useful in getting them to write about their condition, e.g. how it manifests itself in different situations starting with triggers through to crisis points, what their action plan is for each situation and how staff should support them too.
Mental health crisis information booklet
Resource was added by: Bec Hanley
This booklet was produced by Young Women's Trust and aims to give staff and volunteers a better understanding of the types of mental health issues that may arise during residentials/focus groups and other events attended by young women and how best to deal with these.
Lots of things in here are very transferable to other groups.
Notes of diversity workshop June 2017
Resource was added by: Bec Hanley
These are notes from the workshop we organised on 22nd June 2017 to share ideas and experience about how we could promote diversity and inclusion among the people we involve.
Thanks to everyone who shared their experience and to the working group who planned the event.