Co-production means delivering services in an equal and reciprocal relationship between professionals, people using services, their families, and their carers.
We really value different perspectives, and meaningful co-production involves people from different backgrounds, whether that’s researchers, Experts by Experience, or policy makers.
This is a section where you can hear about projects we’ve partnered on and how they have progressed, and insights from people we work with.
“Co-production to me means working together with a like minded but diverse group of people, to create and explore topics and reach a shared, meaningful end goal.” Esther, Expert by experience
“I have seen how powerful good co-production research can be and this has motivated me to consider how we can incorporate more co-production research into our project(s) going forward.” Tamsin, EDIFY Research Assistant
“I wanted to bring a perspective to the expert by experience panel of somebody who is from a rural community and is LGBTQ+ in the hopes I could contribute to changes that would benefit everyone experiencing similar things that I experienced.” Bryony, Expert by experience
“It felt empowering to know that our lived experiences could shape something that might interrupt someone’s scroll in the best possible way, offering a nudge toward healing instead of a spiral into comparison.” Elena, Expert by experience