Bringing Lived Experience to Research on Health and Homelessness: Perspectives of Researchers and Lived Experience Partners.
Howard PadwaBenjamin F HenwoodRoya Ijadi-MaghsoodiBikki Tran-SmithAnna DarbyRicky BluthenthalMelissa ChinchillaKatherine Diaz VickeryRandall KuhnAlexander LawtonEna FendersonElvin GalarzaAnthony HaynesDennis KingEmily MartiniukPamela MarshallSonny MendozaTheodore PattonSuzette ShawReba StevensLillian GelbergPublished in: Community mental health journal (2023)
Improving health and healthcare for people experiencing homelessness (PEH) has become a national research priority. It is critical for research related to homelessness to be guided by input from PEH themselves. We are a group of researchers and individuals who have personally experienced homelessness collaborating on a study focused on homelessness and housing. In this Fresh Focus, we describe our partnership, lessons learned from our work together, what we have gained from our collaboration, and considerations for future homelessness research-lived experience partnerships.