FACTOR

FACTOR (Families/Friends And Carers Together in Research) was established in April 2007 and is NIHR MHRN's carer programme. FACTOR  involves carers in research and makes research information available to carers.

Our activities include

• Development of a carer’s strategy for the MHRN. 
• Formation of a working group of carers, academics, clinicians, voluntary sector agencies and MHRN staff to oversee this programme.
• Organisation of networking events in order to identify carers willing to get involved with the work of the MHRN.
• Promotion of the work of the MHRN to carers and carer organisations across the mental health field. 
• Raising of the profile of carer research interests at networking events and research functions.
• Support for local Hub Managers who are responsible at a local level for carer development .
• Production of guidelines on effective ways to involve carers in mental health research.