The National Survivor User Network is a network of people and groups with lived experience of mental ill-health, distress & trauma, working to shift power and resource in mental health. They are conducting a three-stage research project into the experiences of individuals with mental ill-health, distress and trauma when engaging with the media.
The media’s engagement with people with lived experience of mental ill-health, trauma and distress as spokespeople has the potential to be unethical. It may be approached in a sensationalist, tokenistic or extractive way. However, many people do feel drawn to sharing their experiences with the media and using the platform as an opportunity to change or draw attention to a particular issue.
With the aim of supporting this goal and improving the process, they have decided to develop guidelines for what to think about before or while taking part in media/press work. To that end they are conducting a three-stage research project: a survey, a series of focus groups and the writing of a report and guidelines for the media, and those engaging with it.
The first part of this research project is a 10-minute survey, which can be completed online.
Closing date / time: Monday 14th April 2025 at 9am
Please only take part in this survey if you have lived experience of mental ill-health, distress, or trauma. We are interested in hearing from people who have experience of doing media/press work, but you do not need to have experience of engaging with the media to complete the survey. If you have never engaged with the media before, we will ask you some questions about what you would like the process to involve if you were to do this sort of work in the future.
If you have questions about this survey or would like any support to take part, please email the team at info@nsun.org.uk.
The link to apply via the NSUN website is here: https://www.nsun.org.uk/news/research-project-media-engagement-for-people-with-lived-experience-of-mental-ill-health-distress-or-trauma/
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