An archive profile of a lived-experience-led social enterprise whose work included education, peer support, collaborative research and partnership working around mental health.
Making Waves Nottingham described its approach as being directed by people with experience of mental, emotional and spiritual distress.
Its archived profile records activity across learning, advice, peer support, personal development and service improvement. The emphasis was on creating practical routes for people with lived experience to influence partnership work and research.
The directory entry outlined work that connected education, support, research and service development.
Education and training before and after professional registration, with attention to partnership working and lived experience.
Advice, consultation, capacity building and co-production support for teams working together across different perspectives.
Peer support and personal development activity alongside advocacy, innovation and work to improve services.
The profile identified support for individuals and organisations to develop the confidence and skills needed for collaborative research and co-production.
Representation, consultation and awareness-raising were used to ensure grass-roots and lived-experience issues were considered in relevant forums.
Training for practitioners and professionals focused on partnership working and practical approaches to listening, planning and acting together.
The organisation promoted solutions and innovations led by people with lived experience, with the aim of contributing to service improvement.
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