News News Archive 2010 On the road again - Mental Welfare Commission announce latest roadshows
On the road again - Mental Welfare Commission announce latest roadshows |
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| Tuesday, 21 September 2010 |
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The Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland are holding roadshows for people to come along to find out more about what they do.
The Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland works to safeguard the rights and welfare of everyone with a mental illness, learning disability or other mental disorder.You can hear how mental health and incapacity law is working in Scotland and what they are doing to promote individual rights. 1. Dundee Discovery Centre 29th October 2010
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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. |
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