User Involvement in Mental Health Services: Explorations of Gender, Class and Discourse
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Warwick
Department Name: Sociology
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ORCID iD |
| Lydia Lewis (Researcher) |
Publications
Lewis L
(2009)
Introduction: Mental Health and Human Rights: Social Policy and Sociological Perspectives
in Social Policy and Society
Lewis L
(2014)
User Involvement in Mental Health Services: A Case of Power over Discourse
in Sociological Research Online
Lewis L
(2012)
'It's People's Whole Lives': Gender, Class and the Emotion Work of User Involvement in Mental Health Services USER INVOLVEMENT IN MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
in Gender, Work & Organization
Lewis L
(2009)
Politics of Recognition: What Can a Human Rights Perspective Contribute to Understanding Users' Experiences of Involvement in Mental Health Services?
in Social Policy and Society
Lewis L
(2017)
Epistemic Authority and the Gender Lens
in The Sociological Review
Lewis Lydia
(2009)
Mental health and human rights: a common agenda for service user/survivor and women's groups?
in Policy & Politics
Lewis, L.
(2009)
Contested identities : exploring the relationship between the user/survivor movement and feminism in the mental health sphere
in Centre for the Study of Women and Gender Not Very far Away day seminar
Lewis, L.
(2007)
User involvement in mental health services: a feminist critical discursive analysis (poster)
in University of Warwick Centre for the Study of Women and Gender Not Very far Away Day
Lewis, L.
(2014)
• Commentary on identities and ideologies in the mental health service user and women's movements.
in Social Movements and Sociological Knowledge on Mental Health: Where are we now? British Sociological Association Sociology of Mental Health Study Group symposium
| Description | Influence on Liverpool Joint Forum for mental health |
| Geographic Reach | Local/Municipal/Regional |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Impact | My work about the relationship between the women's and service user movements in the area of mental health influenced the work of the LIverpool Joint Forum which is concerned with supporting people with mental health needs. It supported the development of a separate women's group. The co-ordinator contacted me about the matter and then spoke about this at a conference I co-organised which was entitled, 'A Difficult Alliance? Making Connections between Mental Health and Domestic Violence Research and Practice Agendas'. |
| Description | Influenced and supported activities of the Survivor Researcher Network |
| Geographic Reach | Asia |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Impact | In 2009 I led the organising of a joint seminar series between the British Sociological Association Mental Health Study Group, which I founded and co-convened for 10 years, and the Survivor Researcher Network, which is an international network of researchers with experience of mental health difficulties and mental health service usage. Funding of £4280 was obtained from the Foundation for the Sociology of Health and Illness and the initiative was also supported by the BSA and the British Library. The seminar series was held at the prestigious conference facilities of the British Library in London and involved the Head of Social Sciences at the Library. The aim of this seminar series was to bridge the gap between academic sociologists of mental health and service user/survivor mental health researchers, providing opportunities for learning from one another. In this respect, it was ground breaking and it was an extremely successful initative. Each seminar featured academic and survivor presenters and NSUN went on to organise its own seminar series along similar lines, in Birmingham, the following year. The series also led to the publication of a book, edited by a survivor researcher, Dr Patsy Staddon, Mental Health Service Users in Research, Critical Sociological Perspectives (Policy Press). This was an important professional development opportunity for Dr Staddon and has been well received within the survivor / academic research communities working in the area of mental health. LL supported the editor with producing this output, which also includes a report of the seminar series and a chapter by LL. Dr Staddon has gone on to edit another book with the same publisher, to which LL has also contributed, 'Women and alcohol: social perspectives'. |
| URL | http://www.policypress.co.uk/display.asp?ISB=9781447307334& |
| Description | Influenced work of National Survivor User Network (NSUN) |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Impact | The Research Project Co-ordinator at NSUN contacted me as she had read my work on feminist perspectives on user involvement in mental health services and wanted to discuss this further to inform her own work at NSUN. In particular, she was interested in taking forward the ideas with a project on user invovlement and discourse she was developing. |
| URL | http://www.nsun.org.uk/ |
| Description | Communities, Cultures, Health and Wellbeing |
| Amount | £400 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Connected Communities |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 08/2011 |
| End | 08/2011 |
| Description | Evaluation tender |
| Amount | £50,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | NHS Scotland |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 01/2013 |
| End | 04/2014 |
| Description | Knowledge Exchange Post Doctoral Fellowship |
| Amount | £50,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | University of Leicester |
| Department | College of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 10/2010 |
| End | 09/2011 |
| Description | Large programme grant |
| Amount | £1,500,000 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | AH/K003364/1 |
| Organisation | Arts & Humanities Research Council (AHRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 05/2013 |
| End | 04/2018 |
| Description | Research Development funding |
| Amount | £15,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Connected Communities |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 02/2012 |
| End | 07/2012 |
| Description | Symposium support grant |
| Amount | £2,500 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Foundation for the Sociology of Health and Illness |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 12/2011 |
| End | 05/2011 |
| Description | Symposium support grant |
| Amount | £2,050 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Foundation for the Sociology of Health and Illness |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 06/2011 |
| End | 06/2011 |
| Description | seminar series support grant |
| Amount | £4,280 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Foundation for the Sociology of Health and Illness |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 01/2009 |
| End | 06/2009 |
| Description | symposium support grant |
| Amount | £750 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Foundation for the Sociology of Health and Illness |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 04/2007 |
| End | 06/2007 |
| Description | BSA / Survivor Researcher Network seminar series |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Scientific meeting (conference/symposium etc.) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | workshop facilitator |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Joint British Sociological Association / Survivor Researcher Network seminar series: 'Researching in mental health: sociological and service user / survivor perspectives. Funded by the Foundation for the Sociology of Health and Illness and supported by the British Library and the BSA. 5 seminars took place over 6 months. The series led to the publication of an edited book and a follow-on seminar series in Birmingham. Enhanced engagement between academics workingin the area of mental health, practitioners and service users / survivors. An edited book. Further seminar series. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2009 |
| URL | http://www.britsoc.co.uk/groups/medsocmharchive.aspx |
| Description | BSA conference symposium on human rights and mental health |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Scientific meeting (conference/symposium etc.) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | paper presentation |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | Seminar at the British Sociological Association annual conference, 'Between 'Rights' and 'Experience': Sociological Reflections on the Politics of Mental Health'. Co-organised by Lydia Lewis and Mark Cresswell. N/A |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2009 |
| URL | http://www.britsoc.co.uk/groups/medsocmharchive.aspx |
| Description | BSA event (Wolverhampton) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Scientific meeting (conference/symposium etc.) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | workshop facilitator |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Social movements and sociological knowledge on mental health: where are we now? British Sociological Association Sociology of Mental Health Study Group symposium. 40 people attended the symposium, including delegates from a range of service user and survivor organistions/groups/networks and mental health practitioners. Papers have been made available on the Study Group web site. A proposal for a book based on the event is in progress. Enhanced engagement between academics working in the area of mental health and service users / survivors. Increased engagement from BSA membership, including service user and survivor members, one of whom is now co-convening the Study Group. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| URL | http://www.britsoc.co.uk/groups/medsocmharchive.aspx |
| Description | BSA panel session on wellbeing and recovery: connecting natural and social worlds |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Scientific meeting (conference/symposium etc.) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | workshop facilitator |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | BSA Sociology of Mental health Study Group panel session organised by Lydia Lewis took place at the BSA annual conference 2008. N/A |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2008 |
| URL | http://www.britsoc.co.uk/groups/medsocmharchive.aspx |
| Description | Medicalisation - demedicalisation of depression panel session |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Scientific meeting (conference/symposium etc.) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | Panel session, 'medicalisation - Demedicalisation of depression' took place at the British Sociological Association Medical Sociology Group annual conference. Organised by Renata Kokanovich with support from Lydia lewis. N/A |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2008 |
| URL | http://www.britsoc.co.uk/groups/medsocmharchive.aspx |
| Description | Mental health and human rights : a common agenda for user/survivor and women's groups? |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | Paper presented at the international conference, Madness, Citizenship and Social Justice: A Human Rights Conference N/A |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2008 |
| URL | http://www.sfu.ca/madcitizenship-conference/pdf/speakers+abstracts.pdf |
| Description | Mental health and human rights : sociological perspectives |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Scientific meeting (conference/symposium etc.) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | workshop facilitator |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | Day conference of Sociology of Mental Health Study Group of the British Sociological Association Medical Sociology Group. There was a diverse audience of around 70 people which included membrs of service user / survivor organisations and groups and mental health practitioners as well as academics and students. The event led to the publication of a themed section of the journal, Social Policy and Society. Enhanced engagement between academia and service users / survivors. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2007 |
| URL | http://www.britsoc.co.uk/groups/medsocmharchive.aspx |
| Description | New policy, opportunities and tensions: moving forward with user involvement in health and social care services |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Half day collaborative seminar of the User Involvement and Mental Health Research groups of the Institute of Health, School of Health and Social Studies, University of Warwick. Attended by practitioners, policy makers/managers and members of local patient/service user groups. Provided an opportunity for knowledge sharing about policy development in user involvement and sparked discussion about their implications. N/A |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2007 |
| URL | http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fac/healthatwarwick |
| Description | Politics of recognition : what can a human rights perspective contribute to understanding users' experiences of involvement in mental health services? |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Invited presentation to the University of the West of England School of Health and Social Care seminar series Feedback was that I had challenged partiicpants' thinking in relation to 'user involvement'. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2007,2008 |
| URL | http://www.britsoc.co.uk/groups/medsocmharchive.aspx |
| Description | Politics of recognition : what do users' experiences of involvement in mental health services mean for research? |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | Contribution to series of seminars, 'Climbing the Participation Ladder' , looking at how research can involve patients and the general public. Audience included academic staff and students as well as public health and other professional staff. N/A |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2007 |
| URL | http://www.tees.ac.uk/schools/SOH/social.cfm |
| Description | Recognising the views of mental health service users : how can the new equality and human rights agenda help? |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Participants in your research and patient groups |
| Results and Impact | Article about the implications of the new Equality and Human Rights Commission for user involvement in mental health services, and for research in newletter of INVOLVE, an organisation concerned with the involvement of patients and the public in health research. The article stimulated some queries about my research. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2008 |
| URL | http://www.invo.org.uk/Newsletters.asp |
| Description | Study Group AGM 2007 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Scientific meeting (conference/symposium etc.) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | workshop facilitator |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | BSA Sociology of Mental Health Study Group AGM 2007 included a presentation by Dr Martyn Pickersgill, Institute of Science and Society, University of Nottingham, examining the contribution science and technology studies can make to the sociology of mental health: Does the Pendulum still Swing? Psyche, Soma, and Science Studies. N/A |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2007 |
| URL | http://www.britsoc.co.uk/groups/medsocmharchive.aspx |
| Description | Study Group AGM 2008 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | AGM included a presentation by Dr Suzie Scott on her award-nominated book, Shyness and Society: The Illusion of Competence (2007). N/A |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2008 |
| URL | http://www.britsoc.co.uk/groups/medsocmharchive.aspx |
| Description | The mental health service user/survivor and women's movements: mapping the connections |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Paper presentation at Asylum! Conference, Manchester. N/A |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2008 |
| URL | http://www.discourseunit.com/asylum.doc |
| Description | User involvement in mental health Services : a critical discourse analytic study |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Article written for Making Research Count Warwick Regional Update (Winter 2007 issue). Making Research Count is a consortium of Universities working in partnership with over 70 loal authorities, NHS Trusts and other agencies. N/A |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2008 |
| URL | http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/shss/mrc |
| Description | User involvement in mental health services : a feminist critical discursive analysis |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | Summary of PhD study and related references and presentations in Medical Sociology Online - the newsletter and online journal of the British Sociological Association Medical Sociology Group N/A |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2007 |
| URL | http://www.medicalsociologyonline.org/archives/issue2/congrats.html |
| Description | paper presented during BSA / SRN seminar series |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Paper entitled Politics of recognition: what can a human rights perspective contribute to understanding users' experiences of involvement in mental health services? presented and discussed. feedback was that delegates' thinking had been stimulated by the challenging argument made. Further follow-up seminar series took place in Birmingham. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2009 |
| URL | http://www.britsoc.co.uk/groups/medsocmharchive.aspx |
| Description | presentation at BSA conference (Wolverhampton) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Paper presented entitled, 'Commentary on identities and ideologies in the mental health service user and women's movements.' Delegates included members of a rnage of service user groups/networks/ organisations and practitioners. An edited book based on proceedings is now planned (at proposal stage). Increased engagement from BSA membership, including service user and survivor members, one of whom is now co-convening the Study Group. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| URL | http://www.britsoc.co.uk/groups/medsocmharchive.aspx |