20th June 1973, Ward 15, Friern Barnet Hospital to be precise. It took 20 years but the experience changed my… more
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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
Art is telling the truth unapologetically
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
IT’S TIME FOR FULL LEGAL EQUALITY: WITHOUT IT, IT WILL NEVER BE FULLY OK TO TALK ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH In… more
Mental health and disabled people with Learning difficulties (LD) and Autism (ASC)
Author: Simone Aspis (Changing Perspectives) I am a disabled person who is acting as an advocate for detained inpatients with… more
The mental health act review and the definition of ‘mental disorder’
Simone Aspis (Changing Perspectives) I am a disabled person who is acting as an advocate for detained in-patients with learning… more
Musings on a World Mental Health Day (10 October 2017)
(Originally written for Dina’s blog in Asylum magazine) It has been announced that from autumn 2018 the Department of Health… more
What should happen when things go wrong?
Martyn has been an advocacy campaigner for over 15 years. He runs True Voice as an independent consultant and continues… more
On power and privacy
”Strictly speaking, this is not my story to tell, and so I shall be careful about how I tell it…. more
Mental health teams in crisis
Joy Hibbins, who runs a Suicide Crisis Centre primarily set up to support people who do not access other services,… more
I did nothing to warrant this behaviour
A British woman resident in Australia speaks up about restraint and enduring years of abuse ‘I’m a British citizen and… more
Mental Health Day at the Barber Institute
Duncan Purslow attended Mental Health Day at the Barber Institute at the University of Birmingham on Monday 10 October 2016… more