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To be honest, the name is quite reflective of who we are, but we are Experts by Experience, essentially we have been through mental health services, and we are now through the other side and hoping to make a difference for future young people accessing numerous services.

Despite the quite intimidating name, we are genuinely just a group of people who can relate to each other because of our complex experiences, doing our best to make a silver lining within our challenging times. When we are all together it is quite chilled and we always have a good time, whilst also being very productive and covering some quite important topics.

No matter how much or how little, your experience will always be valued, and we are super excited to have you in our team!

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What do we do and what outcomes do we want :)

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What do we do and what outcomes do we want :)

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Autumn CAMHS tier 4 participation newsletter

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Stepping Forward is a podcast created by young people, for young people.
We have all had experience of struggling with our mental health. Now we are in a better place, we hope to help those currently going through a bad time.
When we’ve been at the receiving end of treatment, we sometimes felt there was a lack of space for young people to help each other. So -we really hope that when listening to our podcast, where we discuss various topics - from navigating inpatient care to giving recovery your all - we can offer you a bit of hope and reassurance for your own journey. We promise.

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What's an EbE ( Experts by experience ) ? - Someone with lived experience of accessing services.

What do EbEs do? - Support and work alongside professionals on projects to bring another viewpoint that comes from their own personal experience.

Services only improve when they

listen to the people who use them.

What you can get involved with:

Surveys and questionnaires

Interview panels

Focus groups & Workshops

Co-creating resources

Service development and design

For more information about what we do please check out our newsletter.

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Episode 4 - Relationships after Discharge

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Podcast · Lived Experience Collective · Stepping Forward is a podcast created by young people, for young people. We have all had experience of struggling with our mental health. Now we are in a better place, we hope to help those currently going through a bad time.

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Stepping Forward is a podcast created by young people, for young people. We have all had experience of struggling with our mental health. Now we are in a bet…

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Introducing Natalie, the 'Lived Experience Lead'

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Introducing Natalie, the 'Lived Experience Lead'

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We just wanted to introduce you to a particularly important part of our EbE team, our Lived Experience Lead Natalie. Now that title sounds a bit formal but if we are being real, she is all our biggest hype man/sometimes agent.

Nat oversees everything tier four participation within the PC, and she supports us with the work we do, whether that be her organising it or attending with us to make sure we always feel comfortable and that opportunities are accessible. Hence, the agent title, she receives most communications from other colleagues wanting EbE input and networks so that we can make as big a difference as possible.

She is always hyping us up and encouraging the work we do, whether that be promoting our podcast or facilitating our involvement and reassuring us when we need it. She has even won an award for Positive Practice, just a tiny reflection of how great we all think she is (shh do not tell her we are telling you this, she hates it being mentioned haha).

Whether it be by email, text, phone, or in person; you can always rely on Nat to make you feel valued and supported through participation work with the PC, and it’s definitely not your typical relationship with your boss as she will always treat you as equals and on the same level, making any communications as minimally stressful as possible and always ensuring we get what we need. We hope you love working with Nat as much as we do!

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The Southern Counties CAMHS Provider Collaborative works with NHS services across Sussex, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, Surrey Heartlands, and Kent and Medway to plan and improve support for children and young people. They help make sure young people can access specialist mental health, learning disability, and autism services, including inpatient units and specialist day services when these are needed. The Provider Collaborative also helps develop new ways of supporting young people closer to home, through services such as COAST, Spring Tide, and Closer2Home.Click the link below to find out more about the Southern Counties Provider Collaborative.

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Who are Southern Counties CAMHS Provider Collaborative?

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Who are Southern Counties CAMHS Provider Collaborative?

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Southern Counties CAMHS Provider Collaborative :: Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

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Follow the instructions within the form to opt out of NHS pension, anyone added to payroll is automatically signed up but we understand that as an EbE it may not be worth losing earnings from roles.

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Mental Health First Aider - How to become one 

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Mental Health First Aider - How to become one 

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Open to EbEs through Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust