News News Archive 2008 Visit Positive Mental Attitudes Online
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| Wednesday, 28 May 2008 |
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The highly acclaimed Positive Mental Attitudes' programme recently launched its new website; www.positivementalattitudes.org.uk. The new site highlights this rapidly expanding mental health awareness and anti-stigma project and its continuing success in East Glasgow and nation-wide. The website has been re-launched with a vibrant new look and straight-forward content, detailing the multi-faceted work of Positive Mental Attitudes (PMA) in their quest to improve awareness of mental health and challenge stigma. Downloadable resources and reports are available at the click of a button, such as the successful PMA Education Pack for secondary schools (also hosted on the national ‘see me’ campaign site), plus animation and film clips from PMA’s art groups will be featured online. PMA are also currently developing a comprehensive database of personal stories and the new website will soon host these case studies, detailing real-life experiences of stigma and discrimination due to mental health issues. PMA – part of the East Glasgow Community Health and Care Partnership – aims to promote a better understanding of mental health problems so that people can seek help early and be treated better within their communities. 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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