Co-design of 'Ways of Being', a web-based experience to optimise online arts and culture for mental health in young people.
Rebecca J Syed SheriffEloise SinclairJen YoungSophia BhamraLouise ChandlerTharuka ArachchigeHelen AdamsLaura BonsaverEvgenia RigaLaura BerginNegin MirtorabiLeenah AbuelgasimHadassah BeuchnerJohn GeddesPublished in: BJPsych bulletin (2024)
Co-design with a broad range of collaborators with a shared vision was valued by young co-designers and produced an effective intervention. Co-design allowed the theoretical basis to be followed and refined to create an engaging, practical and testable web experience, aiming to optimise the mental health benefits of online arts and culture for young people in a randomised controlled trial.