Learn about lived and living experience and why it matters

How to partner with people with lived and living experience to improve your services.

Organisation that help those with lived and living experience

A list of organisations that include social support for adults, families and friends.

Find organisations on DG Locator

Resources for using authentic voices to shape services

Includes practical tools around embedding authentic voice using the learning from our work, and reports and videos from our events.

Find resources on the Authentic Voice website

Peer network

The Authentic Voice project hosts online networking workshops focused on key emerging themes for stakeholders around embedding lived experience of VAWG, to discuss and learn from each other.

Sign up on the Authentic Voice website

Gathering feedback

This document from ASPire hub offers good practice guidance to support Partnerships in developing systems for gathering feedback from adults at risk (and their significant others) on their experience of being involved in Adult Support and Protection.

Read good practice for gathering feedback from adults in Adult Support and Protection processes.