News News Archive 2008 The Spark has been ignited
The Spark has been ignited |
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| Thursday, 13 November 2008 |
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You are invited to attend a one-day event on Wednesday 10th December 2008 at Wighton House, Thistle Foundation, Niddrie Mains Road, Craigmillar. The event is the 2nd Annual Lothian Recovery conference and aims to celebrate the successes of recovery across Lothian. You will have the opportunity to hear about achievements and changes from the Lothian Recovery Network. Peer support workers will share their experiences of new recovery developments in Lothian. There will be a range of creative, fun and informative workshops to participate in, bring your own experiences to share. Workshops will include a creative, art workshop, exploration of self management, the experiences of people with lived experience of recovery in Lothian, plus more. Travel expenses for people with lived experience, carers and public participants can be reimbursed. To apply for a place please contact: Project Administrator Mental Health & Well Being Team Strategic Planning & Modernisation Directorate NHS Lothian Deaconess House 148 Pleasance Edinburgh EH8 9RS Tel: 0131 536 9411 Fax: 0131 536 9406 E-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Closing date for Application is Wednesday 19 November 2008 This is a free event but places are limited. SRN advertise a range of events and resources developed by external organisations. In doing so we do not necessarily endorse or recommend them and we are in no way responsible for content or quality. |
| 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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