News News Archive 2008 Network supports Fife event
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| Tuesday, 26 February 2008 |
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Elmwood College, Cupar is the venue for an exciting conference to promote and celebrate mental health recovery and the date for your diary is Thursday 10 April 2008. The opening address will be given by Prof Phil Barker and Poppy Buchanan-Barker, international speakers and writers on recovery. The event includes seminars, opportunity for discussion around the recovery topic, and workshops from Ron Coleman, the Edinburgh Crisis Centre, Falkirk District Association for Mental Health, Moira Gillespie on Peer Support and Horsecross Community Drama, and the closing speaker is Susan Archibald. Download the full programme and booking form for more details or email conference organiser Chrys Muirhead at: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it This free event is supported by the Scottish Recovery Network. |
| New SRN research explores the experience of recovery over time |
16 May Since the first discussions about bringing recovery based approaches to Scotland began, one thing has always been clear: that people's personal narratives - the stories and experiences they share - are central to understanding and encouraging mental health recovery. |
| Black women, recovery and resilience |
16 May In a specially commissioned article for SRN, researcher and psychiatric survivor Dr Jayasree Kalathil explores the issues of recovery and resilience from the perspective of black women interviewed for a 2011 study by Survivor Research and the Mental Health Foundation. While the article focuses on recent data from England, there are important lessons to be learnt everywhere, including Scotland. |
| What mental health practitioners talk about, when they talk about SRI 2 |
16 May Having recently facilitated Learning Networks on the use of the updated Scottish Recovery Indicator (SRI 2), SRN’s John McCormack was keen to hear from practitioners about their use of the tool and how it affects practice in the field. Here John shares his discussions with Lindsay Kerr and Jan Thomson who both work in NHS Ayrshire and Arran’s Mental Health Services. |
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