Blogs by Sarah Hamilton

Tackling stigma and discrimination on World Mental Health Day: What we now Know. What Next?
by Sarah Hamilton

People continued to be discriminated against by the very systems that are supposed to support them. Within health services, welfare and housing, people reported no improvement or even more discrimination than they did in 2008.

Today (10 October) is World Mental Health Day.

Inclusion and combating stigma

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Influencing the debate – peer research in academic journals
by Sarah Hamilton

A new special edition reporting findings from the Viewpoint survey was published in July. It includes a paper on our qualitative research into mental health discrimination experiences which was co-authored with four peer researchers. We reflect on the importance of experts by experience being named as authors, and why they are so often absent from peer reviewed journal articles.

Collaborating with people with lived experience

Inclusion and combating stigma

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We are concerned about the mental health of PhD students. By Sarah Hamilton
by Sarah Hamilton

The McPin Foundation’s vision is to ‘transform mental health research’ to ensure that lived experience is at the heart of all research affecting people with mental health problems. This means making research accessible at lots of different levels to allow people with different interests and skills to have their contribution valued in research.

Wellbeing and connectedness

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Doing PPI better: why we are always learning
by Sarah Hamilton

Last week, I attended a fantastic conference on Patient and Public Involvement in Exeter, organised by the South Peninsula CLAHRC.

The conference was a very inspiring event with a wide variety of researchers, practitioners and people who have used health services and are engaged in Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) in research.

Collaborating with people with lived experience

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