News News Archive 2009 Finding Strength From Within
Finding Strength From Within |
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| Thursday, 15 January 2009 |
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Finding Strength From Within (PDF) is the final report based on the work with Edinburgh based projects Men in Mind (Health in Mind), the NHS Lothian Minority Ethnic Mental Health Project and Saheliya to look at mental health and recovery experiences of people from black and minority ethnic (BME) communities. This final report brings together the themes which were raised across the three groups and describes what people identified as their priorities within these issues and their suggestions for services. It also describes what people have said about taking part in the project and being able to explore their experiences around recovery and wellbeing. The report also offers suggested action points which may act as a starting point for people and organisations who wish to do more to celebrate the strengths of people from minority ethnic communities and support more people in their recovery. The project was initiated by the Mental Health and Race Equality Programme within the Equalities and Planning Directorate of NHS Health Scotland (formally the National Resource Centre for Ethnic Minority Health (NRCEMH)) and Scottish Recovery Network (SRN) and has been supported by Outside the Box. The final report was written by Anne Connor of Outside the Box in partnership with the members of the steering group. |
| 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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