Survivor Research
Survivor research is the systematic exploration of issues that are important to service users, survivors, and those with lived experience of the issues under consideration. It uses experience-based methodologies, leading to new, transferable knowledge.
The QUAHRC team works closely with the mental health survivor research team, the Service User Research Enterprise (SURE). SURE is a unique academic research group comprised predominantly of researchers with direct experience of neurodiversity, trauma, violence and abuse, mental distress, and/or using (or refusing) mental health services. We also have survivor researchers working within the core QUAHRC team.
Additionally, we may co-develop survivor-led work packages nested within existing studies. For instance, we might design, lead and conduct a qualitative work package that explores phenomena from service user and survivor perspectives, bringing a new, critical perspective and depth to wider study findings.
