Recovery at 30

Integrating Lived Experience Expertise into Mental Health Research in Israel

Datos Bibliográficos

ID8907280
AutoresShira Alfia-Burstein (autor de correspondencia), Avi Oren, Yael Goldfarb (0000-0002-9895-6195, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev), Renana Stengar-Elran (Employment Agency), Vanessa Pinfold (0000-0003-3007-8805, McPin Foundation), David Roe (0000-0003-0969-3379), Galia S Moran (0000-0001-9718-1773, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev)
Año2025
Volumen61
Número2
Páginas293-299
Fecha de publicación2025-01-06
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaCommunity Mental Health Journal (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0010-3853 • E-ISSN: 1573-2789
EditorialSpringer Science+Business Media (PUBLISHER • DE)
DOI10.1007/s10597-024-01369-1
PMID39760963
OpenAlexW4406100220
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas1
Referencias citadas35

A major component of recovery is the inclusion of lived experience to transform the culture of Mental Health (MH) services. In Israel lived experience has been increasingly integrated into services through peer roles. However, lived experience knowledge and expertise has not been sufficiently nor systematically integrated into the design of mental health research. This paper documents an attempt to initiate change by convening multiple stakeholders (with and without lived experience) in a specialized workshop aiming to learn and discuss the potential role of lived experience for mental health research in Israel. Participants raised ideas and core questions on how lived experience can shape research and augment mental health practices and policies. They highlighted current challenges regarding self-disclosure facing lived experience researchers, as well as challenges for developing participatory research collaborations among consumers, family members and practitioners. By bringing to the fore-front the 'insider perspective' of MH system as experienced among service users and families, we expect a development of a research culture with reduced paternalism, increased coproduction and recovery-orientation. We hope this endeavor will inspire others and help develop a lived experience expertise-based research network of interested stakeholders

Health psychology · Lived experience · Mental health · Occupational safety and health · Psychiatry · Psychotherapist · Public health · Applied Psychology · Homelessness and Social Issues · Medicine · Mental Health and Patient Involvement · Nursing · Participatory Visual Research Methods · Psychology