ABSTRACT
This chapter focuses on a reception study which aims to discover new knowledge about the circulation of mental health meanings in the community. It investigates what participants read in four items of mediation as well as pursuing questions of research design, interpretation issues across genres, the process of analysing data and, finally, influence and effect. The research design integrates three special sample groups in a methodological triangulation across three communities: Cornwall and Devon; Hampshire; and Liverpool. Each comprises three participating groups: Group A, Group B, and Group C. Group A recruitment was accomplished by proposing the Community Project to managers in local mental healthcare centres. Group B were contacted by telephone at their area institutions and included independent journalists as well as public service broadcast journalists. Group C were approached through contacting a range of professional mental health agencies in each region. Flyers were sent to institutions; interested parties contacted the researcher by telephone.
