#mhTV episode 94 - Dr Peggy Mulongo & Prof Karen Wright at NorQual

The Northern Mental Health Nursing Qualitative Research Forum meets three times a year to connect Mental Health Nurse researcher interested in, and conducting, qualitative research, methodologies and innovations. If you wish to be added to the mailing list , please contact KMWright1@uclan.ac.uk. The following session was recorded at their first event on Friday 13 May. With thanks to Prof Karen Wright and Dr James Turner for organising the event and the invitation to support with recording the sessions. This was the last of four episodes that we’ve shared from this first #NorQual event. This Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) project focussed on a hidden form of modern slavery, that of Domestic Servitude (DS). One of the principal ways in which this approach differs to that of more traditional approaches is that instead of creating knowledge for the advancement of a field of study or for knowledge's sake, CBPR is an iterative process, incorporating research, reflection, and action in a cyclical process. The data was then interpretated through the lens of phenomenology to reflect the lived experience of the women. DS occurs in a subversive and hidden way, behind closed doors, as victims might have entered the UK as workers, brides, or visitors. Some are married to their perpetrators and have valid visas, many are hidden and tortured. This research reveals the psycho-social impact of DS on these female survivors of DS and the recommendations for mental health and criminal justice services, revealed through 3 focus group interviews with 23 women between the ages of 25-55yrs. Credits: NorQual leads: Prof Karen Wright & Dr Jim Turner Presenter: Dr Peggy Mulongo & Prof Karen Wright Theme music: Tony Gillam Production & Editing: David Munday