Durham’s Institute for Medical Humanities are looking for a group of young people (18–25) with personal experience of hearing voices to test out a pilot version of a mental health app called LIVV.
LIVV provides evidence-based information about hearing voices and access to a moderated peer support forum. Users can also create their own coping strategy toolkit, based on tips and techniques that other young people who hear voices have found helpful.
The pilot app has been developed by IMH researchers together with Voice Collective (a London-based organisation that supports young people who hear, see, or sense things others don’t), Rachel Waddingham (a voice-hearer, researcher and mental health trainer), Dr Sarah Parry (Lancaster University), and a dynamic group of young people who took part in our co-design process.
People aged 18 to 25 who hear voices are invited to use the app for a week and then tell us what they think of it by completing an anonymous online survey.
Everyone who completes the survey will receive a generous shopping voucher as a token of appreciation for their time and expertise.
To get involved in user testing, please email Victoria Patton.
More information about LIVV and how it was developed can be found here. If you’re interested in supporting the future development of the app, please email Victoria.
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