News News Archive 2009 Call for programming (SMHAFF 2009)
Call for programming (SMHAFF 2009) |
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| Tuesday, 13 January 2009 |
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The next Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival is scheduled to run from 1st - 22nd October 2009. Last year's Festival saw over 10,000 people attend over 110 diverse, thought-provoking and entertaining arts events in venues ranging from cinemas to hospital wards, theatres to schools, libraries to a travelling bus. Now in its third year, the Festival aims to achieve social change through the arts and is fast becoming a significant cultural annual event in the Scottish calendar. Through innovative programming the Festival aims to promote the rights and recovery of people who experience mental ill-health whilst exploring mental health and inequalities that affect us all. The Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival programming is unique and the team is currently looking to discuss opportunities for October 2009. They are looking to establish relationships with arts organisations and venues, local authorities, service-user organisations and health practitioners across the country for a vibrant programme of arts events. If you would like to discuss programming for the Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival 2009 or would like to know more about the festival please contact: Pam Clarke, Belinda Arthur, or Ruth Donnelly at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or on 0141 572 1662. The Scottish Recovery Network is one of the lead partners in the 2009 Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival. |
| 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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