Resources Event Resources Making Recovery Real
Event Resources
Perth, 26th February 2009
Hosted by: SRN
In February 2009 SRN hosted our most popular national conference to date, entitled, ‘Making Recovery Real’, with over 400 people in attendance. The event focused on learning about recovery from mental health problems, considered initiatives related to promoting recovery and encouraged debate about the concept of recovery. We were joined on the day by Mary O’Hagan, an international consultant and recovery activist, who provided the keynote speech. Mary was also one of over 60 contributors who were involved in delivering the 12 parallel workshops.
In addition to these presentations there are also film clips and audio downloads from the event available via the website.
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Akin Fatunmbi (Men in Mind, Health in Mind), Anne Connor (Outside the Box), Jacintha Canary (Saheliya).
Date recorded
This audio was recorded as part of the parallel session 'Recovery and black and minority ethnic (BME) communitiesive' at the SRNs national conference 'Making Recovery Real' in February 2009.
Presentation title
Finding strengthe from within - Experience from the Lothian BME recovery group project
Description
This presentations gives an overview of the development of the Lothian BME Recovery group. It draws on the findings from the report ‘Finding Strength from Within – Experience from the Lothian BME Recovery Group Project’ which is based on work with Edinburgh based projects Men in Mind (Health in Mind), the NHS Lothian Minority Ethnic Mental Health Project and Saheliya, to look at mental health and recovery experiences of people from black and minority ethnic (BME) communities.
There are PowerPoint presentations available from Akin Fatunmbi and Jacintha Canary to accompany this audio.
Akin Fatunmbi (Men in Mind (Health in Mind)) and Anne Connor (Outside the Box)
Date
This presentation was given as part of the parallel session 'Recovery and black and minority ethnic (BME) communities' at the SRNs national conference 'Making Recovery Real' in February 2009.
Presentation title
Finding Strength from Within – Experience from the Lothian BME recovery group project
Description
This presentation gives an overview of the development of the Lothian BME Recovery group. It draws on the findings from the report ‘Finding Strength from Within – Experience from the Lothian BME Recovery Group Project’ which is based on work with Edinburgh based projects Men in Mind (Health in Mind), the NHS Lothian Minority Ethnic Mental Health Project and Saheliya, to look at mental health and recovery experiences of people from black and minority ethnic (BME) communities
There is an audio file of this presentation.
Saheliya
Date
This presentation was given as part of the parallel session 'Recovery and black and minority ethnic (BME) communities' at the SRNs national conference 'Making Recovery Real' in February 2009.
Presentation title
Saheliya
Description
Presentation includes information about the organisation Saheliya and their involvement in the development of the Lothian BME recovery group. It also contains information about what recovery means to some of Saheliya's members.
A recording of this presentation can be found as part of the audio file 'Parallel session audio recording: Akin Fatunmbi et al. Finding strength from within'
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