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Having your say
- Authors:
- MAWHINNEY Sonia, MCDAID Catriona
- Publisher:
- Praxis
- Publication year:
- 1996
- Pagination:
- 25p.
- Place of publication:
- Belfast
Describes the 'Having Your Say' project run by Praxis, a charity which promotes mental health throughout Northern Ireland. The project involves individuals living in Praxis accommodation and support schemes and centres around self-advocacy and user involvement in service provision.
Changes 12 Steps to Mental Health
- Author:
- WAIN Barbara
- Journal article citation:
- A Life in the Day, 13(4), November 2009, pp.25-30.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Changes 12 Steps to Mental Health is a peer-led charity providing person-focused, recovery-rooted services that aim to promote recovery, enabling people to become contributing members of society again. This article traces its history, achievements and the challenges faced in developing the services that it provides today.
Turning the tables
- Author:
- BERESFORD Peter
- Journal article citation:
- Openmind, 116, July 2002, pp.16-17.
- Publisher:
- MIND
Reports on how research opportunities are opening up for mental health users/survivors.
Taxing the councils
- Author:
- GRALEY Roberta
- Journal article citation:
- Open Mind, 86, July 1997, pp.16-17.
- Publisher:
- MIND
Looks at how patient councils in the special hospitals have received some very adverse press. The author gives an insight into how the councils are really operating.
Awaaz: an Asian self-advocacy project
- Author:
- GRIMSHAW Catherine
- Journal article citation:
- Open Mind, 79, February 1996, p.13.
- Publisher:
- MIND
Reports on Awaaz 'Inner voice', a self-advocacy project working with Asian people who suffer from mental health problems. Based in North Manchester, it looks at mental health issues from a users' perspective, taking into account language and cultural differences. In particular, the project found that it had to recognize the role of the family in the lives of Asian people and to involve family members if that was the wish of the user.
Survivors speak out: self-advocacy action pack; empowering mental health service users
- Author:
- MIND
- Publisher:
- MIND
- Publication year:
- 1990
- Pagination:
- 11 leaflets in folder.
- Place of publication:
- London
Pack designed to give practical information to people involved, or interested in becoming involved, in mental health self-advocacy. Includes leaflets on: setting up and organising groups; funding; resources; and worker involvement.
Being ethical, having influence
- Author:
- LINDLOW Viv
- Journal article citation:
- Openmind, 116, July 2002, pp.18-19.
- Publisher:
- MIND
Examines how survivor research in psychiatry can make a difference and discusses the ethical issues.
Empowering the people
- Author:
- JACKSON Catherine
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health and Learning Disabilities Care, 3(2), October 1999, pp.42-45.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
Mental health service users in the emerging democracies of eastern and central Europe are beginning to make their voices heard. This article looks at self-advocacy and user organisations from former Communist countries, including Hungary, Bulgaria, Croatia and Bosnia/Herzegovena.
Positive force for change
- Author:
- SHELDON Kay
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 22.5.96, 1996, pp.63-64.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
Explains how a user-led initiative has resulted in an effective action group run entirely by people with mental health problems.
Self-help and mutual aid among former psychiatric patients in Japan
- Author:
- MANDIBERG James M.
- Journal article citation:
- Breakthrough, 1(1), 1996, pp.41-46.
Looks at Japan's mental health system and the development of self-help and mutual aid among former psychiatric patients.