Lived experience
Alternative labels
Living experience
Description
Lived experience refers to a representation of the experiences and choices of a given person, and the knowledge that they gain from these experiences and choices. [Wikipedia]
Report
Children, violence and vulnerability (2023)
In preparing this report, researchers surveyed over 7,500 teenage children in England and Wales about their experiences of violence. The findings paint a highly nuanced picture of the prevalence and severity of violence in children’s lives today.
Guide
Taking action to help customers in distress: a best practice guide for NSW Government
In preparing this guide, the NSW Behavioural Insights Unit partnered with a NSW Government frontline agency to understand how their staff currently interact with customers in distress, and where behavioural insights could be used to improve their response.
Working paper
Making sense of narcolepsy: a qualitative exploration of how persons with narcolepsy perceive symptoms and their illness experience
This study was completed to fill the gap in knowledge of the lived experience of persons living with narcolepsy in Australia.
Report
Curiosity, compassion and care: a report on people’s lived experience of distress and mental ill-health in Australia
This report is a plain language translation of five research studies conducted by the University of New England. It helps to better understand how people in Australia experience distress and emotional and psychological ill-health, and what services and supports they have found to be positive and supportive, or conversely, unhelpful.
Report
Listening to community voices: perspectives on consultation and engagement from people using disability services
This study explores the experiences of people with disability, and their partners, carers and allies, who have been involved in consultation and engagement activities as users of services. The researchers found that while various kinds of consultation take place, there is room for improvement in giving service users a voice in how services are designed...