We have a day full of inspiring speakers and interactive sessions planned! Join us in creating better ways of involving people with lived experience in research. Let’s build a stronger and more effective early psychosis sector together!
This event is for researchers, clinicians and people with lived experience of psychosis, including their carers.
Program
8:30am: On-site registration
9:30am: Welcome to country
9:40am: Forum welcome
9:45am: Keynote Speaker: Dr Nev Jones
Nev Jones is an Associate Professor in the School of Social Work and affiliate faculty in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh.
As a researcher with lived experience of schizophrenia, she has made the involvement and leadership of students, trainees and collaborators with lived experience a cornerstone of her work.
Nev has co-founded and co-led multiple national and international involvement initiatives, including the Lived Experience Research Network and Transform Mental Health Research: Advancing User/Survivor Involvement and Leadership. In 2023, she piloted the Lived Experience Research Academy (LERA) to support students facing substantial barriers to higher education advancement. Nev is now adapting LERA for youth/young adults who have experienced early psychosis services.
Nev is also a Principal Investigator of multiple major federally funded research grants, including projects focused on assisted outpatient treatment/compulsory treatment orders, career pathways in early psychosis, and the integration of ethical AI in peer-run settings.
10:30am: Taking action – Developing resources to enable change
The outcome of this forum will be a resource for the early psychosis sector, guiding it through how best to involve people with lived experience in research. Learn more about this project and how it continues AEPCC’s work to bring researchers, clinicians and the lived experience community together to improve the lives of people experiencing early psychosis.
10:45am: Morning tea
11:15am: Breaking the barriers – Interactive table-top session
Finding the solutions to barriers for lived experience participation in early psychosis research.
12:45pm: Lunch
1:45pm: Roundup: The latest on early psychosis research
Hear from research groups about the current and upcoming research studies across Australia.
3:00pm: Afternoon tea
3:30pm: Working together to improve outcomes: Panel discussion
In the early psychosis space, progress in research often seems hindered by persistent challenges – be it lack of funding, time, knowledge, or resources. This panel will bring together researchers, clinicians, and people with a lived experience of early psychosis. We will delve into where we might be falling short and, more importantly, explore how to move forward and make meaningful contributions. When many systemic issues are beyond our control, how can we produce impactful research by working more effectively with the lived experience community? This session aims to spark meaningful dialogue, inspire new perspectives, and pave the way for innovative solutions in early psychosis research to ultimately help people achieve better life outcomes.
4:30pm: Closing remarks
