Author: Amy Wells

“Are you enjoying your art therapy?” she said. I shook my head, partly in answer, and partly in disbelief that… more

20th June 1973, Ward 15, Friern Barnet Hospital to be precise. It took 20 years but the experience changed my… more

The Wound is the Place Where the Light Enters You” ~ ‘Crazywisdom’ explored. At the second Compassionate Mental Health conference… more

Last week I launched my book ‘DSM 69’ published by Eleusinian Press. The book is my subversive look at psychiatry… more

IT’S TIME FOR FULL LEGAL EQUALITY: WITHOUT IT, IT WILL NEVER BE FULLY OK TO TALK ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH In… more

Author: Simone Aspis (Changing Perspectives) I am a disabled person who is acting as an advocate for detained inpatients with… more

Simone Aspis  (Changing Perspectives)    I am a disabled person who is acting as an advocate for detained in-patients with learning… more

(Originally written for Dina’s blog in Asylum magazine) It has been announced that from autumn 2018 the Department of Health… more

Martyn has been an advocacy campaigner for over 15 years. He runs True Voice as an independent consultant and continues… more

”Strictly speaking, this is not my story to tell, and so I shall be careful about how I tell it…. more

Joy Hibbins, who runs a Suicide Crisis Centre primarily set up to support people who do not access other services,… more

A British woman resident in Australia speaks up about restraint and enduring years of abuse ‘I’m a British citizen and… more