Influencing Change in Healthcare Settings

Many people with lived/living experience of mental health challenges experience stigma and discrimination when trying to access, or when they are engaging with, different services. They, in turn, feel compelled to influence change and improve these services to prevent others going through the same, and to improve their own future experiences as well.

Before you can effectively influence change, it’s important to understand how services are structured and organised, how relationships and power dynamics function, and where imbalances of power may be addressed.

This guide aims to provide easy to follow, step-by-step guidance and resources to support people with lived/living experience of mental health challenges in communities, to challenge mental health stigma and discrimination in healthcare.