News News Archive 2010 New story: Hindsight is a wonderful thing
New story: Hindsight is a wonderful thing |
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| Tuesday, 21 September 2010 |
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Jean Boustead first shared her recovery story through SRN in 2005. Five years on she has decided to update her story to chronicle her continuing recovery. Her story touches on forgiveness, Christian faith, family and relationships. In her story Jean says, " There are many factors which I believe were crucial to my recovery. The most significant one was forgiveness. I had been a Christian for many years and I found encouragement from the Pastor and church members, spiritually. Soon I began to feel different and found I was able to say, 'I can forgive, I CAN forgive...' It was like stepping out of a prison for me..." Jean has written a book based on her experiences and is currently working on publishing it. To read Jean's story, click here |
| 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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