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Early findings from the REACH Video Diary Study

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Qualitative research to understand how Recovery Colleges improve lives

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REACH Covid-19 Diary Study

QUAHRC Launches!

The Qualitative Applied Health Research Centre (QUAHRC) at King’s College London (KCL) promotes the rigorous and innovative application of qualitative research within the health field, raising the visibility of high-quality qualitative research and providing opportunities for knowledge exchange, training and support.

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Qualitative Spotlight

Listen to our short podcasts introducing the innovative work of qualitative researchers across King's College London

QUAHRC Methods Podcast: Co-producing research with young people with lived experience

Norha Vera chats with Niamh Elam (McPin Young People Advisory Group) and Rachel Temple (McPin Foundation) about co-production of research with young people with lived experience, discussing their project on screen use and adolescent mental health

Utopia Now

QUAHRC Methods Podcast: Engaging Young People

Clair Le Boutillier chats with Dr Charlotte Kühlbrandt and Dr Hannah Cowan about Utopia Now and the novel methods they are using to engage young people in research

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QUAHRC Methods Podcast: Evidence-Based Co-Design

Sarah McAllister speaks to Alan Simpson about using Evidence Based Co-Design on acute mental health wards

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Events

Upcoming seminars, journal club meetings, and other events at King's College London.

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Monday 27 Sept 2021, 12:00 to 13:00

QSIG Midday Talk: Title TBC

Title TBC

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01 November 2021, 12:00 to 13:00

QSIG Midday Talk: Developing a research involvement strategy: involving patients, service users, carers and communities to strengthen research

Talk by Savitri Hensman, ARC South London

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Meet the Qualitative Researchers

Get to know qualitative researchers at King’s College London in our blog showcasing creative research and the people doing it

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Meet the Qualitative Researcher: Hannah Cowan

Hannah Cowan talks about her research experiences looking at how to bring non-academic communities and medical researchers together to shape research agendas and find everyday ways of resisting the reproduction of inequalities in medical practice

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Meet the Qualitative Researcher: Ceri McKay-Smith

Ceri talks about her work examining homelessness in discourse, narrative and interaction

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Meet the Qualitative Researchers: Zara Shaikh

Zara Shaikh talks about her research exploring lived experiences of refugees in relation to health and inclusion, and events that shaped her career

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News & Tweets

“Feeling lost” to “a better understanding of yourself”: How did lockdown impact the mental health of young people in inner city London?

The REACH team provide an update on the findings from their diary study

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Bored on the ward: service user experiences of activities on acute mental health inpatient wards

QUAHRC Member Clair Le Boutillier writes for The Mental Elf

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Research projects

DAISIES

A multi-centre RCT comparing effectiveness of inpatient treatment versus stepped care day patient treatment for people with severe Anorexia Nervosa

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Recovery-focused care planning and coordination in community (COCAPP) and inpatient (COCAPPA) mental health settings

APTT

Understanding and improving assessment processes for talking therapies

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QUAHRC Team

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Dr Vanessa Lawrence

QUAHRC Director and Senior Lecturer in Qualitative Social Sciences

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Professor Alan Simpson

QUAHRC Deputy Director and Professor of Mental Health Nursing

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Dr Clair Le Boutillier

Qualitative Research Fellow

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Dr Stan Papoulias

Research Associate and Assistant Director of the Service User Research Enterprise

Dr Angela Sweeney

Senior Lecturer in User Led Research in the Service User Research Enterprise

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Catherine McCombie

PhD Student and QUAHRC Research Assistant

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Sohail Jannesari

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Dr Norha Vera San Juan

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Dr Julie Williams

Dr Julie Williams

Post-Doctoral Research Worker

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QUAHRC Affiliated Partners

ESRC Centre for Society and Mental Health

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King's Clinical Trials Unit

NIHR ARC South London