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Facilitators often sit in the background of participatory projects, yet their work is essential to making lived experience involvement safe, inclusive, and meaningful. This new Justlife report shines a light on their role and shows how reflection helps facilitators hold space, adapt to people’s needs, and navigate power and wellbeing challenges.
Inside, you’ll find insights from our peer research facilitators on how reflective practice shaped a complex project — and what we’ve learned for the future. While the recommendations are written for Justlife’s own internal development, we believe they hold real value for any organisation embedding lived experience in research, services, or policy.
Why download the report?
Learn why facilitator reflection is the “secret ingredient” in meaningful participation.
Hear directly from facilitators about their lived experiences of holding this work.
Explore practical recommendations that can strengthen participatory approaches in any setting.
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This report is part of our wider commitment to centring lived experience in research, services, and policy change. You can also explore more of our lived experience resources, blogs, and peer research outputs on the Justlife website.
