Peter Beresford is a British academic and activist renowned for his pioneering work in citizen participation and user involvement. His research centers on incorporating the viewpoints, lived experiences, and knowledge of disabled people and mental health service users into public policy and practice. He has fundamentally contributed to the development of these crucial fields of study through his scholarly efforts. Beresford's work emphasizes the power of inclusion and the importance of diverse perspectives in shaping society.
This book examines for the first time the exclusionary nature of prevailing political ideologies. Bringing together theory, practice and the relationship between participation, political ideology and social welfare, it offers a detailed critique of how the crucial move to more participatory approaches may be achieved.
This book is a revised and retitled second edition of A Straight Talking Introduction to Being a Mental Health Service User (2010). It shows how those with experiential knowledge of the mental health system are coming together to bring about changes that will benefit us all.