2021
Skin in the game: The professionalization of lived experience roles in mental health
Roennfeldt H, Byrne L. Skin in the game: The professionalization of lived experience roles in mental health. International Journal Of Mental Health Nursing 2021, 30: 1445-1455. PMID: 34137149, DOI: 10.1111/inm.12898.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLived experience workforceLived experience rolesExperience rolesExperience workDistinct professional disciplineGrassroots supportActivist movementsHealth service deliveryService deliveryWorkforce developmentProfessional identityProfessionalizationMental health service deliveryGreater regulationExperience workersTheoretical positionsWorkforceProfessional disciplinesMental healthLine managersHealth nursesValuingArgumentMental health nursesFocused system
2020
How much ‘lived experience’ is enough? Understanding mental health lived experience work from a management perspective
Roennfeldt H, Byrne L. How much ‘lived experience’ is enough? Understanding mental health lived experience work from a management perspective. Australian Health Review 2020, 44: 898-903. PMID: 32753099, DOI: 10.1071/ah19261.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLived experience workforceLived experienceLived experience rolesSemi-structured interviewsCommunity sectorMental health sectorManagement understandingHealth sectorQualitative studyExperience rolesFocus groupsWorkforceExperience workManagement rolesOngoing expansionPeer roleMental healthPeer workforceSenior managementExperience of managementManagement perspectiveSectorExperienceRole clarityOthering
2016
Risky business: Lived experience mental health practice, nurses as potential allies
Byrne L, Happell B, Reid‐Searl K. Risky business: Lived experience mental health practice, nurses as potential allies. International Journal Of Mental Health Nursing 2016, 26: 285-292. PMID: 27650999, DOI: 10.1111/inm.12245.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health challengesHealth challengesMental health servicesSelf-care techniquesMental health policySignificant mental health challengesLived experience practitionersRelationships nursesMental health practiceService useHealth servicesHealth practicesImportant mediatorMental healthHealth policyNursing workforceNursesLived experience rolesUnique vulnerabilitiesRiskCore categoryRole
2015
Lived experience practitioners and the medical model: world’s colliding?
Byrne L, Happell B, Reid-Searl K. Lived experience practitioners and the medical model: world’s colliding? Journal Of Mental Health 2015, 25: 217-223. PMID: 26652034, DOI: 10.3109/09638237.2015.1101428.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health servicesHealth servicesMental health service useAustralian mental health policyHealth service useMental health policyLived experience practitionersSignificant mental health challengesMedical modelMental health challengesService useHealth challengesHealth policyMedical model approachAppropriate resourcingLived experience rolesDevelopment of recoveryMajor limitationProgress of recoveryCore categoryStudy interviewsRecovery as a Lived Experience Discipline: A Grounded Theory Study
Byrne L, Happell B, Reid-Searl K. Recovery as a Lived Experience Discipline: A Grounded Theory Study. Issues In Mental Health Nursing 2015, 36: 935-943. PMID: 26735501, DOI: 10.3109/01612840.2015.1076548.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLived experience practitionersAustralian mental health sectorLived experience rolesRecovery-focused practiceExperience practitionersLived experience perspectiveMental health reformMental health sectorDepth interviewsMovement developmentLack of educationUnderstanding of recoveryLogical leadersRecovery implementationHealth sectorHealth reformMental health systemExperience rolesMeaningful implementationOwn internal experienceExperience perspectiveSignificant barriersLeadersHealth systemPractitioners