Practice, governance, and culture characteristics of lived experience organisations, and evidence of efficacy: A scoping review protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Mental health policy and service design is increasingly recognizing the importance of the lived experience voice and its inclusion in all aspects of work. Effective inclusion requires a deeper understanding of how best to support lived experience workforce and community members to meaningfully participate in the system.

Objectives

This scoping review aims to identify key features of organizational practice and governance that facilitate the safe inclusion of lived experience in decision-making and practice within mental health sector contexts. Specifically, the review focuses on mental health organizations devoted to lived experience advocacy or peer support or those in which lived experience membership (paid or voluntary) is central to advocacy and peer support o

SUBMITTER: Opie JE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10162514 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature