Amplifying the lived experience voice.

Our services

Consultancy

Bespoke advice and strategy support to embed mental wellbeing into your workplace culture.

Qualifications

Accredited qualifications that build confidence and competence in mental health roles.

Training

Practical, engaging courses to develop peer support skills, and build resilience in teams.

Just a few of our projects

Lived Experience Advisory Group meetings – bringing our expertise in peer support, facilitation, and lived experience to ensure meetings are safe, inclusive, and productive

Training – collaborating on design and delivery of training that has strengthened skills, confidence, and knowledge for both LEAG members and organisations staff

Co-production conferences – helping to plan, shape, and deliver large-scale events that highlight the value of lived experience, showcase best practice, and inspire collective action

Sussex Co-production And Lived Experience meetings – working with Possability People across Sussex to connect local voices and build a stronger regional lived experience network

Monthly discussion forums – shared facilitation encouraging an ongoing dialogue between people with lived experience, carers, and staff, ensuring diverse perspectives are shared around co-production developments and learning

Testimonials.

  • West Sussex County Council

    We developed a great partnership with CAPITAL to run four events for adults with lived experience of mental health problems as part of the co-production of the West Sussex Public Mental Health Needs Assessment.

    Their dedication and creative inputs made the events huge success and empowered participants in a supportive atmosphere to make contributions to the findings and recommendations of the needs assessment.

    Our work with CAPITAL has allowed us to develop our approach to working better through co-production. This learning journey means this is something we can now incorporate into our work in future".

    Rachel Jevons, West Sussex County Council

  • Alcohol Change UK

    We've had the pleasure of working with CAPITAL on two recent projects in West Sussex.

    Collaborating with CAPITAL colleagues has been straightforward and professional, and the projects have been massively enhanced by their support.

    The contributions that CAPITAL have made in co-production have been invaluable to us and I wouldn't hesitate to recommend CAPITAL to anyone who wants to make co-production meaningful and genuine so that the voice of lived experience can positively impact their work.

    Jane Gardiner, Alcohol Change UK

  • Possability People

    Over the past three years we have had the privilege of working closely with CAPITAL staff and lived experience members in co-delivering and supporting our programme of lived experience engagement. CAPITAL’s approach has always been collaborative, responsive, and firmly rooted in the values of co-production.

    They bring consistency, credibility, and warmth to every piece of work, ensuring that people with lived experience are empowered and supported to make a real impact on mental health services.

    We wholeheartedly recommend CAPITAL as a trusted partner in co-production. Their commitment, creativity, and integrity have been a vital part of our shared journey and we look forward to continuing this work together.

    Natasha Barefield, Possability People

  • Freelance projects

    The CAPITAL team of staff, volunteers, trustees, peer workers and people with lived experience of mental health problems are one of those wonderful groups that exist because we exist - those of us that need a voice within the noisy system that is health and social care.

    The team are passionate, professional, candid and challenging (in a good way) - their commitment to making change happen for people is palpable and they worked on a great review, survey and report that my client was able to use to shape their proposals.

    I commend their work and urge colleagues across the Health, Care and VCSE systems to support them to continue to deliver for and with people, making a difference every day".

    Sonia Mangan, Charity Consultant

  • Peer worker Feedback

    Over the past 8 years of working at the hospital... I’ve seen the positive impact first-hand.

    The NHS staff are excellent, but their time is limited. CAPITAL peer support workers offer friendship, understanding, and hope.

    As much as clinicians try to instill hope, seeing someone recover and thrive through this support is inspiring. Peer workers take the pressure off clinical staff, and are an emotional anchor for people in crisis.

    Hospital staff

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