Converge Evaluation and Research Team (CERT)
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The Converge Evaluation and Research Team offer bespoke evaluations of mental health services and community projects.
The team is made up of people with lived experience of mental health difficulties. All group members have trained in research methods at York St John University.
The team produces bespoke evaluations of mental health services and community projects. This can be a springboard for service improvement.
Evaluations are tailored to the outcomes most important to clients. The team conducts research through interviews, questionnaires and focus groups. They specialise in using inventive approaches to support people who find it hard to express themselves.
At the end of the evaluation the team produces an evaluation report. The team can use creative methods, such as theatre and art, to help share these findings at conferences and events.
The Converge Evaluation and Research Team stands out from other research teams across the UK. Their own experience of living mental ill health informs the work they produce.
This allows them to provide support to people who find it difficult to express themselves. Involve service users in the research and evaluation process, produce meaningful and relevant recommendations for service improvement, and create social change and empower marginalised groups.
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No, this infrastructure does not provide funding.
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Lord Mayors Walk
York
YO31 7EX
United Kingdom
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York St. John University
Lord Mayors Walk
York
YO31 7EX
United Kingdom
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2024-09-21 00:00:08