Co-production
We believe that lived experience and professional expertise hold equal power.
What does co-production means?
Co-production means that every workshop SOAR creates is built in collaboration between mental health professionals, people in recovery from mental health conditions, and their family members.
Not consulted, not invited to share their stories after the fact, but genuinely in the room from the beginning — shaping what gets taught, how it gets taught, and what it means.
Why co-production?
In co-production, we believe that lived experience and professional expertise hold equal power. The people who use a service often understand it best, and their ideas can shape something far more meaningful than what any professional could create alone.
Co-production is also an invitation to reflect on how your experiences with mental health shaped who you are today. These reflections hold value not just for the programme that we’re building together but also for our individual journeys with mental health.
What will we be doing
We'll brainstorm and elicit ideas to build the structure, content, and facilitation of the course that we’re designing together. Each session runs for 2 hours with facilitated discussion and breaks.
What to expect:
An intentional group
of up to 20 participants and 2 facilitators per run
A space designed for real conversations
not just polite ones
Light refreshments
to keep the brain juice flowing
Key information
FREQUENCY
4 fortnightly sessions,
2 hours per session
MODE
In-person, Venue shared after sign-up
COST
Free to attend; inconvenience fee available upon request
Sign up for our upcoming co-production sessions
We'd love to see you at all 4 sessions as your continued presence makes the work richer and the space warmer for everyone. That said, we understand that life doesn't always follow a schedule. Just come when you can.
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