News News Archive 2008 Birchwood to host major conference
Birchwood to host major conference |
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| Friday, 15 February 2008 |
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Mental Health Recovery in the Highlands and Islands – What’s Needed?’ Birchwood Highland are to host a conference on recovery in Aviemore on Thursday 20th March 2008. Speakers will include Alex McMahon (Scottish Government), Simon Bradstreet (Scottish Recovery Network), Graham Morgan and other Highland Users Group members, Allison Alexander and Susanne Forrest (NHS Education for Scotland) and William Ellis (Working to Recovery). Full programme details will be available shortly. Please e-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it to register an interest in receiving further information and see the Birchwood website (linked below) for updated information on the conference. The cost of the conference will be £55.00 per delegate. Follow the link below for more details. http://www.birchwoodhighland.org.uk/ |
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| What mental health practitioners talk about, when they talk about SRI 2 |
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