The Psychiatric Peer-Board in Region North Denmark, Denmark

Maria Adele Bonde is a peer co-worker employed with user background to support patient involvement at project level and in strategic decision making. She has own experiences and knowledge of other patients’ lived experiences from both somatic and psychiatric hospitals. Maria is a trained social worker and is the project assistant of PRO-Psychiatry and engaged in the national initiative; “One of us”: a campaign against stigma. She has experience presenting the patient views and experiences in health care campaigns and at networking and strategic meetings with patients as well as health care professionals. Maria has co-created a number of workshops and strategic meetings with health care professionals and users.