What’s the project?
When a young person is experiencing a mental health crisis and a 999-emergency call is made, the police typically attend on their own. However, the police don’t have specialised mental health training, knowledge or skills. Therefore, the Pennine Care Trust research team are trying to find out whether a joint response (a mental health practitioner and police visiting together) may help young people to feel supported and avoid a hospital admission.
They will be delivering this new response across the 10 boroughs of Greater Manchester. They will be asking the young people that are seen about their experiences and compare this to the experiences of young people who see the police only.
Find out more
The research team are looking for 2 more people to join our group to reach our target of 8 public advisors. If more people are interested, we can take on one additional person. However, because recruitment can be unpredictable and there’s always a chance that someone might need to drop out, the team will have a waiting list. They will keep in touch with everyone on the waiting list regularly, so don’t be discouraged if they tell you that you can’t join right now! The team are also quite flexible—if you need to drop out but think you can come back later, they’ll put you back on the waiting list and contact you with more opportunities, including the current one the team are discussing here.
What You’ll Do:
- Reviewing Documents: You’ll look at study documents like information sheets, consent forms, and questionnaires. Your feedback will help the team understand how people interpret the research findings.
- Co-Developing Research Outputs: You’ll work with the team to create meaningful research outputs that reflect the needs and interests of young people.
- Meetings: You’ll attend meetings twice a year, either in person or online, to discuss the study’s progress and share your thoughts and experiences.
- Representing Young People: You’ll represent the views and concerns of young people, making sure the study addresses the issues that matter most to you.
- Creating Public Materials: You’ll help develop and review materials to share the study’s findings with the public in a way that’s easy to understand and engaging.
- Must be based in the UK
- Aged 16 to 25 years old
Have lived experience of seeking mental health support via the community or in a hospital or supporting another young person to seek mental health support
- £25 pounds per meeting (meetings will last roughly 1 hour) to say thank you for your time and involvement.
- Additional opportunities to get involved in creative art projects.
- A supportive and compassionate environment in meetings.
If you are interested in this opportunity, please email [email protected] with brief answers to the following questions:
- What is your name?
- What is your date of birth?
- Would you like to join in-person or online? (We are based in Manchester)
- Are you interested in mental health services for young people?
20/09/24 at 9:00 AM
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