‘Co-production: Whiteness, mental health and diagnosis’ An Advanced Studies Seminar with The Collaborating Centre for Values-based practice in Health and Social… more
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The gap between theory and practice in mental health treatment
Laura Lord and Nicola Gale (both of the University of Birmingham) wrote a paper “Subjective experience or objective process: ”Understanding… more
I do matter, we all matter
A place of safety. It should have been. Where someone at their most vulnerable, after an overdose, due to mental… more
This is my truth, tell me yours
A blog by Phoenix Ashes (@PhoenixAshes82) I am a survivor of childhood sexual abuse. That’s not what this blog is… more
But that would be a lie
Perhaps if we turn a blind eye to the gaps in our system the Suicide epidemic will just go away,… more
Of danger, bereavement, an erroneous terminal diagnosis and near-death in Brazil
I don’t often write personal stories and am not even sure why I am writing this – some kind of… more
Book review: Recovery, Mental Health and Inequality: Chinese Ethnic Minorities as Mental Health Service Users
NSUN member Vanessa Yim reviews Lynn Tang’s latest book ‘Recovery, Mental Health and Inequality: Chinese Ethnic Minorities as Mental Health… more
Power Threat Meaning Threat Power Power Power!
A blog by Scheherazade, on the launch of the recently published Power Threat Meaning Framework 2018 has started with a… more
A fierce intellect and pioneer activist – a tribute to Robert Dellar
A compassionate activist, author, artist and comrade, ROBERT DELLAR (1964-2016) touched the lives of many, writes Ruth Hunt ROBERT DELLAR… more
I will not recover until the world recovers
“Are you enjoying your art therapy?” she said. I shook my head, partly in answer, and partly in disbelief that… more
I had my 21st birthday in a psychiatric hospital
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 – crazy wisdom explored
The Wound is the Place Where the Light Enters You” ~ ‘Crazywisdom’ explored. At the second Compassionate Mental Health conference… more