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In March, McPin joined over 120 people at the Hive conference to talk about peer research. Here are a few things we took away.

Alex Kenny talks about disclosure, empowerment and the need for breaks while working as a peer researcher on a virtual reality project.

Researchers share how their lived experience of mental health issues and peer support shaped and strengthened the Side by Side evaluation.

This is the final blog in our series this month looking at the value of collaborative working and peer research in the evaluation of the women-led peer support programme, Women Side by Side.

A Lived Experience researcher reflects on the nature of the 'peer' in peer research in the latest in a series of personal reflections by McPin researchers.

There are no easy solutions to long-term unemployment but peer support could help, says Dan Robotham.

From research to operations, communications and public involvement, we’re united by a passion for mental health research and a mission to help put lived experience at its heart. Meet the team.

From being gender responsive to trauma-informed, we discover what we can learn from a member of the Women's Side by Side project team.

This is the second of four blogs in our series this month looking at the value of collaborative working and peer research in the evaluation of the women-led peer support programme, Women Side by Side.

A McPin Young People's Network member shares her experiences of the Covid peer support project.

Dr Ruth Knight and Richard Knight discuss how researchers provide a viewpoint that can improve research but address the privilege that comes with being a peer researcher with an academic background.

This is the third of four blogs in our series this month looking at the value of collaborative working and peer research in the evaluation of the women-led peer support programme, Women Side by Side.

What does good peer support for new mums look like? How can support from people with shared experiences meet the unique needs of mothers and babies?

We have a new toolkit to use, launched in early December by Mind based upon work carried out by an evaluation team for the Side by Side project.

Growing youth lived-experience leadership, undertaking research driven by experiential knowledge, and carrying out social action that results in on-the-ground change in Haringey, London.

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.

Reflecting on our second successful three-day training for Peer Evaluators with Macmillan cancer support.

A senior peer researcher shares what they learnt about how to work in partnership from our evaluation work on Women Side by Side.

As 2022 draws to a close, McPin Research Director Vanessa shares some of her highlights from the last year, and some things she’s excited about for the next.

McPin speaks to a researcher from Women's Side by Side on her lived experience and what it was like working on the project.