Process of program development
mental disorders
The program was developed with peers with mental disorders (peer collaborators) involved in all four processes in the co-creation of new knowledge [The first process is “co-ideation,” which involves engaging in open dialogue to share new and creative ideas for solving problems related to new programs [Second, the process of “co-design” developed a description of the technical details of the new program (prototype), as well as the research design to be used to evaluate the program (protocol) [The third process of “co-implementation” ensured that the co-designed program was in accordance with the research protocol [The final process of “co-evaluation” embeds data collection or other formal research techniques into the co-implementation process and jointly interprets the meaning and implications of the results [