Farr, Michelle https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8773-846X
Eyles, Emily https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2695-7172
Stone, Tracey https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2627-3843
Redaniel, Maria Theresa https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0668-0874
Traub, Thomas
Burrowes, Jason
Halsley, Rebecca
Williams, Katherine
Edwards, Aileen
Redwood, Sabi https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2159-1482
Funding for this research was provided by:
NIHR Three Research Schools Mental Health Practice Evaluation Scheme (MH021, MH021, MH021, MH021, MH021, MH021, MH021, MH021, MH021, MH021)
National Institute for Health and Care Research Applied Research Collaboration West
Changing Futures Programme, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Article History
Received: 12 May 2025
Accepted: 1 August 2025
First Online: 1 October 2025
Declarations
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: The University of Bristol Faculty of Health Sciences Research Ethics Committee approved the research, reference 12277. The local authority also approved this study, BNSSG ICB reference: 2022- 087 and BCC reference: 2022-020. All interview and survey participants completed informed consent procedures. All research was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki ethical principles for health research involving human participants.
: Not Applicable.
: Katherine Williams is Director of Changing Futures and is seconded from Bristol City Council, the accountable body for Changing Futures Bristol. Aileen Edwards is Director of Second Step, the lead delivery partner of Changing Futures Bristol. Thomas Traub, Jason Burrowes, and Rebecca Halsley are members of Independent Futures. Independent Futures received funding via the NIHR Three Research Schools Mental Health Practice Evaluation Scheme Grant Reference Number: MH021 for their time to get involved to co-produce this research. All other authors declare that they have no competing interests. University of Bristol researchers collected all data to maintain independence and anonymity of this research, and Changing Futures and Independent Futures members were involved in anonymised analysis after an initial, independent analysis had been conducted by University of Bristol researchers.