Good Practice Guidance

The Good Practice Guidance was produced following an extensive review of the literature and visits to case sites. The aim of this guidance is to assist in the development of user involvement in research and user-controlled research throughout the MHRN.

The Good Practice Guidance has two sections
Literature Review - Providing much of the evidence for the guidelines.
Guidance for Good Practice - Which broadly follows the research cycle from underlying principles through capacity building and undertaking research to dissemination and implementation, with the addition of a section on user-controlled research.

The Good Practice Guidance will be updated in late 2010.  A commission to undertake this work will be advertised in Autumn 2010.

In addition, a concise, practical guide to involving service users in the work of MHRN entitled: A Brief Guide to Involving Mental Service Users in Research is available. To read the Brief Guide click here