At EK360, we believe there is nothing more powerful than hearing directly from a person about their experience. We are delighted to see a greater range of opportunities for people to share their personal experience and insights to help improve, shape and determine the future of services. We have a growing team of Lived Experience staff and volunteers. Here is a small sample of the kind of work they have been up to recently:
Social media short films helping to reach out to Young Adults
EK360 hosts three Mental Health Lived Experience posts on behalf of NHS Kent and Medway. One of these posts specialises in children and young people’s mental health.
EK360 is really proud to share four short films led and project managed by our colleague, Tamsyn, who is the Lived Experience Lead for Young Adults. These brilliant videos were developed for and with young adults, to raise awareness of mental health and wellbeing support for this age group.
Archie
Amaka
Tass
Jack
For more information about support for young people, please visit: Mental health and wellbeing: Kent & Medway ICS (kmhealthandcare.uk)
For more information about bringing Lived Experience into your work: www.ek360.co.uk/contact-us
Bringing Lived Experience Into the Conversation
Decision-making is most effective when it includes voices with lived experience – voices that bring real human experiences into the conversation and lead to more empathetic and user-centred solutions.
Damian, a Lived Experience volunteer at EK360, is an example to us all of the importance of lived experience representation in mental health services.
Discover the impact that lived experience is making in designing services and driving innovation.
Read more: https://www.ek360.co.uk/livedexperience
How has lived experience informed your approach to service design or delivery?
Get in touch and let us know!
Are you interested in bringing your lived experience into the conversation?
Find out how here: www.ek360.co.uk/volunteer-with-us
