Adferiad’s research team explores key issues relating to mental health, substance use, and complex needs across Wales.
Adferiad takes part in different types of research:
Sharing your views and experiences through online or paper-based questionnaires
Taking part in conversations that explore topics in more depth, individually or as part of a group
Participating in structured studies that help us test ideas and gather evidence
Working alongside our researchers to help design, develop, and shape the research itself
Pioneering research to improve diagnosis and treatment of serious mental illness. Open to people aged 16–70 in Wales with lived experience of bipolar, schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, or psychosis.
Who can take part?
Participants receive £120 and must attend a study day in Cardiff.
Share your experiences of volunteering, including motivations, barriers, and what could be improved. The online survey takes around 6 minutes.
Who can take part?
Open to volunteers aged 18+ living in Wales.
Share your views on volunteering, including barriers and what could make it easier.
Who can take part?
Open to people aged 18+ in Wales from global majority communities who are not currently volunteering.
Share your views on mental health and addiction support in Wales, including what’s working and what needs to change.
Who can take part?
Open to anyone living in Wales.
Share your views on reducing addiction-related stigma in Wales. The online survey takes around 10 minutes.
Who can take part?
Open to anyone living in Wales.
Explore the latest reports, research findings, evaluations, and publications produced by Adferiad.
We welcome enquiries from academics, students, practitioners, organisations, and policymakers who share an interest in our research.
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