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First Making Recovery Real roadshow a success PDF Print E-mail
Friday, 04 December 2009
On December 1st, we hosted our first of three Making Recovey Real roadshow events. 51 people from across the north of Scotland joined the SRN team in Thurso for a day that focused on raising awareness about recovery as well as encouraging local action around recovery.
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Report backs development of peer support worker role PDF Print E-mail
Thursday, 19 November 2009
An independent evaluation of peer support worker pilot schemes in five Health Board areas has recommended further roll out of the role at the same time as making recommendations for future implementation.
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Making Recovery Real - Oban PDF Print E-mail
Thursday, 19 November 2009
SRN is delighted to announce that we are now accepting bookings for the second Making Recovery Real Roadshow event. This event will take place on 24 February 2010 at the Caledonia Hotel in Oban.
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New story - Zoë Charlotte Mason PDF Print E-mail
Thursday, 19 November 2009
"By creating this group and sharing my experience, my hope has been to raise awareness of the experience of eating disorders, as well as offer hope that recovery is possible." - Zoë Charlotte Mason
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National survey shows professionals’ messages of recovery are hitting the mark PDF Print E-mail
Thursday, 19 November 2009
The fourth national survey of the Scottish public’s attitudes indicates that 75% of people who have experienced a mental health problem are receiving a positive recovery message from professionals.
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SRN welcomes new staff PDF Print E-mail
Thursday, 19 November 2009
We are pleased to welcome two new staff members to the SRN team, Alex Lambert and Ken Robertson.
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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.