As many of you know, we have been running a research project alongside AMPLIFY called Co-RISE (A Co-Designed Guide to Youth Involvement in Mental Health Research with Underserved Communities).
This project aims to develop tools so that the voices and experiences of all young people are placed at the centre of mental health research. We have collaborated with researchers and young people aged 16-25 living in London to develop these tools.
The Roundtable Event
On Monday, the 10th of June, 40 of us (young people, researchers, and youth workers) - including many of our AMPLIFY members - came together to discuss the importance of youth involvement and the ways we can ensure that everyone’s voices and experiences are heard in mental health research. Over the course of the afternoon, we shared findings from the Co-RISE study so far and reflected on the barriers and facilitators of youth involvement in research. We also worked together to co-develop the final resources (e.g. infographic, animation) we will produce as part of this project, with the aim of supporting the involvement of underrepresented young people in mental health research.
During the session, we had a visual artist capture the discussion - check out the final product below to see the key points we discussed:
Our next steps now are to create the resources we co-developed. We will share those with you once they are complete (end of July). Thank you to all of our AMPLIFY members who took part, and to all the Co-RISE study participants!