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Making Recovery Real - Communicating recovery
Date recorded: 26 February 2009
Communicating recovery and promoting hope has become increasingly important across Scotland but how do you do it well and take account of different audiences needs? This session features presentations from:
  • Jacki Gordon, Jacki Gordon + Associates; and Lisa Cohen, XL Communications
  • Lanarkshire Recovery Network

Communicating the Message of Recovery: Independent evaluation of SRN communications
Jacki Gordon, Jacki Gordon + Associates
Lisa Cohen, XL Communications
In April 2008, SRN commissioned Jacki Gordon + Associates to conduct an independent evaluation to:
  • assess the appropriateness and effectiveness of current SRN printed and electronic outputs to communicate the message of recovery in Scotland;
  • explore whether, and how, the messages being communicated are understood and acted on by all its intended audiences, and identify levers and barriers; and
  • develop recommendations for how the message of recovery might be communicated most effectively.
Jacki, together with associate Lisa Cohen, summarise key findings and recommendations from this evaluation.



icon Parallel session audio recording: Jacki Gordon and Lisa Cohen -Communicating the message of recovery (32.25 MB)

icon Parallel session presentation: Jacki Gordon and Lisa Cohen - Communicating the message of recovery (697.48 kB)
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Linking national and acting local
Kevin O’Neill, NHS Lanarkshire
Ann-Marie Newman, Lanarkshire Links
There is nothing more powerful than the real life example that recovery does happen. This presentation explores how the Lanarkshire Recovery Network has linked with the Scottish Recovery Network to communicate recovery across Lanarkshire. Various methods are discussed such as web-based information, working with local media, joining up with training and health promotion programmes, and seminar and workshop delivery. The presentation specifically explores the learning gained during the production of the DVD entitled, ‘Reflection on Recovery: Stories shared to inspire hope and promote recovery from mental health problems’.



icon Parallel session audio recording: Lanarkshire Recovery Network - Linking national and acting local (26.59 MB)

icon Parallel session presentation: Lanarkshire Recovery Network - Linking national, action local (1.3 MB)