scholarly journals The Importance of Incorporating Lived Experience in Efforts to Reduce Australian Reincarceration Rates

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Caroline Doyle ◽  
Karen Gardner ◽  
Karen Wells
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Lived Experience ◽  
Lived Experiences ◽  
Design Processes ◽  
Important Method ◽  
The People ◽  
Delivery Of Services ◽  
Good Policy

It is widely acknowledged that ‘good policy’ should be informed by the people it most directly affects. In Australia, the value of drawing on lived experiences in the development and delivery of services has recently been noted in health areas, such as disability and mental health. However, learning from people with lived experiences in the criminal justice sector, such as people who have served time in prison, has received little attention. This article discusses the significance of and challenges related to capturing the voices of people who are currently serving time or have served time in prison. We argue that formalising the perspectives of these individuals into policymaking through co-design processes may be an important method for enhancing program responses to rising incarceration and reincarceration rates.

scholarly journals The Importance of Incorporating Lived Experience in Efforts to Reduce Australian Reincarceration Rates

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Caroline Doyle ◽  
Karen Gardner ◽  
Karen Wells
Keyword(s):  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Lived Experience ◽  
Lived Experiences ◽  
Design Processes ◽  
Important Method ◽  
Corrected Version ◽  
The People ◽  
Good Policy

It is widely acknowledged that ‘good policy’ should be informed by the people it most directly affects. However, learning from people with lived experiences in the criminal justice sector, such as people who have served time in prison, has received little attention. This article discusses the significance of and challenges related to capturing the voices of people who are currently serving time or have served time in prison. We argue that formalising the perspectives of these individuals into policymaking through co-design processes may be an important method for enhancing program responses to rising incarceration and reincarceration rates. *This is a corrected version of the original article published ‘Online First’ on February 17, 2021. Some text in the literature review was unintentionally missing attribution. The Correction Notice can be found at https://doi.org/10.5204/ijcjsd.1941

Public policy and service needs in mental health

2020 ◽  
pp. 1363-1371
Author(s):  
Martin Knapp
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Lived Experience ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Premature Mortality ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Life Course Perspective ◽  
Service Needs ◽  
Discrimination In Employment ◽  
Good Policy ◽  
And Control

Mental health problems have a number of complex characteristics: incidence often early in life, but symptoms that can last for decades; considerable distress to individuals and also challenges for their families; social and economic exclusion, including discrimination in employment and other areas; premature mortality, particularly through suicide; and elevated risks of violent or acquisitive crimes. Policies must respond to these challenges to protect rights, pursue efficiency in resource use, and aspire to social justice. The chapter looks at the main drivers of mental health problems and their consequences, which often spread widely across many sectors. The main dimensions of a good policy are discussed: a life-course perspective; commitment to primary prevention; promotion of co-ordinated multi-sector efforts; eradication of stigma and discrimination; involvement of families and communities; and, most importantly, giving individuals with lived experience of mental illness as many opportunities, choice, and control as possible, given their circumstances and health.

scholarly journals The Lived Experience of Anxiety Disorder Patients: Narrative Inquiry

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 55-60
Author(s):  
Abiola Bamijoko-Okungbaye
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Anxiety Disorder ◽  
Anxiety Disorders ◽  
Lived Experience ◽  
Narrative Analysis ◽  
Lived Experiences ◽  
Response To Treatment ◽  
Social Perceptions ◽  
Self Awareness ◽  
Narrative Approaches

Background: Anxiety disorder patients tend to feel that they are misunderstood and judged. Their lived experiences were understudied in clinical setting where the focus is mostly on their response to treatment. Apart from the stigma associated with the disorder, they face negative social perceptions, which affect their ability to interact with their community, disrupting their healing path. A narrative account in mental health can lead to the creation of a healthier society. This research examines how people with anxiety disorders view themselves and ascribe meaning to the stigma surrounding their condition. Method: A narrative analysis of case studies in Europe, each patient sharing their in-depth lived experiences with anxiety disorders. Results: Nadir's experience was initially expressed and as the participants gained a moderate, balanced level of self-awareness through narrative approaches, they quickly develop coping strategies that are essential to their recovery. Conclusion: Narrative mental health might be an area that needs refocusing during the treatment of anxiety disorders patients.

The Value of Lived Experience With the Criminal Justice System: A Qualitative Study of Peer Re-entry Specialists

2019 ◽  
Vol 63 (10) ◽  
pp. 1861-1875 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer M. Reingle Gonzalez ◽  
Rachel E. Rana ◽  
Katelyn K. Jetelina ◽  
Madeline H. Roberts
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Substance Use ◽  
Lived Experience ◽  
Program Implementation ◽  
Lived Experiences ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Structural Barriers ◽  
Peer Experiences ◽  
Client Needs

The aim of this article was to describe the implementation and qualitative outcomes of peer reentry specialists (“peers”) on housing attainment, mental health, and substance use problems, and increased life domain functioning. One-on-one interviews were conducted with peers and clients to understand the program implementation, peer experiences, and progress toward target outcomes. Data were iteratively coded using inductive thematic identification and data reduction. Results suggest that peers’ lived experiences were useful in building rapport with clients. Peers applied their lived experiences to assist clients in seeking treatment for substance use and mental health conditions, in addition to helping them locate housing and employment. Several structural barriers prevented peers from addressing client needs. Peer time was routinely consumed by assisting clients in seeking identification, requisite for treatment or use of health care services, housing or securing employment. Findings suggested peers were working to address many client needs. Future research should examine the effectiveness of peer assistance on client-level health outcomes, including recidivism.

Ben Robinson in conversation with Jerome Carson

2018 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-17
Author(s):  
Ben Robinson ◽  
Jerome Carson
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Lived Experience ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Single Case ◽  
Family Therapist ◽  
Mental Health Issue ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The People ◽  
Single Person ◽  
Working Day

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide a profile of Ben Robinson. Design/methodology/approach Ben provides a short summary of his life and is then interviewed by Jerome. Findings Ben talks about his inpatient treatment for anorexia and his long journey of recovery. Research limitations/implications Single case studies provide us with unique insights into the lived experience of people with mental health problems. They often provide us with hints as to how services could be improved. Practical implications Ben argues that the voice of service users needs to be heard more by professionals. “The only experts of a mental health problem are the people who have been through a mental health issue themselves”. Social implications One of the classic recovery reports talked about “going the extra mile”. Ben talks about how his family therapist would visit him at the end of her working day. As he says, “this was something she didn’t have to do, but wanted to do as she genuinely cared for us”. Originality/value Ben is determined to use his experiences for the benefit of others. Even to have helped a single person will be his biggest life achievement.

scholarly journals For the Insane in the Insane World

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Celia Ringstrom
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Lived Experience ◽  
Lived Experiences ◽  
Mental Illnesses ◽  
Public Sentiment ◽  
Medical Classification ◽  
Socially Relevant

Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, we are all now living in a world of mass panic, confusion, and isolation that inflicts experiences of mental illness on those not typically considered mentally ill. When, where, and how does identifying “mental illness” come to trap certain people under the stigmatizing identity, while others are able to avoid the problematic medical classification but not the lived experience? As a writer mitigating a long-term struggle between my lived experiences with depression and anxiety, and the outside categorization and medical classification of these “mental illnesses”, I realize the current public sentiment has never been more welcoming of my personal musings on these tensions. I have centered an autoethnographic approach that reflects on mental health experiences and critiques of biomedical ontologies through a reading of My Brilliant Friend (and the associated quadrilogy). By attending to socially relevant story arcs involving mental health, I use the symbol of book character Lila’s “blurred boundaries” to both identify and rethink mental health categorizations and lived experiences that previously differentiated subsets of people prior to COVID-19. My reflection ultimately seeks to address the ways that these once dissimilar groups have converged psychologically through disruptions of time during the current health pandemic.

scholarly journals 532 - “Mapping the Lived Experiences: The Dyad Journey of People with Agitation in Alzheimer’s and Their Care Partners”

2021 ◽  
Vol 33 (S1) ◽  
pp. 76-77
Author(s):  
Mary Chi Michael
Keyword(s):  
Lived Experience ◽  
Lived Experiences ◽  
Memory Loss ◽  
Visual Space ◽  
Visual Interpretation ◽  
The People ◽  
Behavioral Aspects ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Online Conversation ◽  
Social Listening

AbstractA substantial amount of analysis has been dedicated to understanding the individual journeys of the “patient” and the “caregiver” in Alzheimer’s disease. This work has provided valuable insights, but a few priorities remain:how is the lived experience journey in Alzheimer’s shaped by the complexities of agitation and other behavioral aspects of the disease;how can insights from “social listening” analysis structure our understanding of these journeys;how can we understand the dyad journey of the person with Alzheimer’s and the care partner as well as the interactions therein, particularly through the lens of agitation.This project, “Mapping the Lived Experiences” recasts the Alzheimer’s journey to better reflect these priorities. We offer a visual interpretation of the journey with the rationale and proof points that underpin it.“Mapping the Lived Experiences” prioritizes agitation and other behavioral aspects of Alzheimer’s as pivotal, enduring challenges on the disease journey. We frame the journey into two overarching phases: “the first loss,” which accounts for the more widely recognized symptoms of the disease, such as memory loss and declining cognitive function; and “the second loss,” which is characterized by agitation and behavioral aspects of the disease. We structure the journey around “milestone moments” – moments when both the person with Alzheimer’s and the care partner recognize that the disease has taken a major progression.The “milestones” moment framework reflects an interpretive framework developed through an ongoing “social listening” research project. This social listening research allows analysis of the online conversation as it is happening in social channels and discussion boards, and it provides a poignant counterpoint to quantitative market research insofar as it illuminates the unfiltered, unmitigated experiences as articulated by the people who are learning in real-time to manage and live with Alzheimer’s. From social listening insights and analysis, our research posits that journeys – for both the person with Alzheimer’s and the care partner – are not linear, straight-line trajectories, but jagged, fragmented paths marked by “milestone moments” that shape thinking, understanding, and behavior.“Mapping the Lived Experiences” offers a dyad visualization and articulations, as it fuses the journeys of the person with lived experience and the care partner together in the same visual space. This approach reveals how, over time, these journey relate, inform, and ultimately depart from one another. This dyad offers new insights into both the lived experience and care partner journeys.

Criminal Justice Interventions for Offenders With Mental Illness: Evaluation of Mental Health Courts in Bronx and Brooklyn, New York

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shelli B. Rossman ◽  
Janeen Buck Willison ◽  
Kamala Mallik-Kane ◽  
KiDeuk Kim ◽  
Sara Debus-Sherrill ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
New York ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Mental Health Courts ◽  
Offenders With Mental Illness
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