Experts by Experience: How Engaging People with Lived Experience Can Improve Social Services
From Project Evident, supported by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, this paper aims to help anyone looking to infuse the voice of affected communities in their work, and wouldn’t be possible without the many people and organizations who’ve long been doing just that.
From the authors, "Our major takeaways from this paper are straightforward: when you bring lived experience into program design, outcomes improve; and doing that work correctly requires shifts in mindsets, power, and resources. We hope this paper is a helpful guide for anyone interested in beginning or expanding their own efforts to let the voice of affected communities lead their work."