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Personal stories by people who use Workways.
"People with severe challenges to their mental health have previously been some of the least able to get and keep work and employment – despite the great majority wanting to. It is therefore very important and impressive to hear stories of potential and possibility, how some people have managed to open or re-open the door on work and employment." http://www.workways.org.uk/
Working Towards the Future Workways, Exeter 4.27 MB 2012 pdf Download 21
"Non-traditional providers (such as voluntary organisations, community groups and social enterprises) are important additions to routinely commissioned services. They are often deeply embedded in the communities they serve and can provide more ‘tailor made solutions’ for the needs of people with long term conditions (LTCs) identified through the collaborative care planning process." Year of Care
Thanks for the Petunias Sandra King, Year of Care 798.54 KB 2011 pdf Download 31

"We respond with humanity and kindness to each person’s pain, distress, anxiety or need. We search for the things we can do, however small, to give comfort and relieve suffering. We find time for those we serve and work alongside. We do not wait to be asked, because we care."

The NHS Constitution Department of Health 1.76 MB 2012 pdf Download 58
Evaluation of the ‘Life with Psychosis: Recovery and Wellbeing’ group
"Everyone described how sharing ideas and experiences had helped them to find new perspectives and feel more positive about themselves. ...... Everyone felt that having a lived experience facilitator had made a big difference."
‘Life with Psychosis' Groups Elina Baker 227.09 KB 2012 pdf Download 113
Coaching for mental health recovery.
"This guide introduces a coaching approach that can often be really useful when it comes to conversations between mental health professionals and the people using their services. It covers some key aspects from Life Coaching and one of the most recently emerging fields, Narrative Coaching." Published by Rethink Mental Illness
Empowering People Rani Bora 743.66 KB 2012 pdf Download 139
"More often than not, if you ask a consumer if they could wave a magic wand and change something about the mental health system, what would they change? The attitude of health professionals is the most frequent answer followed by access to services."
Experiences of Stigma from Health Professionals Kathleen Griffiths, Mental Health Council of Australia 1.13 MB 2011 pdf Download 127
"The 300 local groups we identified have common beliefs and understandings that together constitute a movement rather than just a collection of separate organisations."
The Mental Health Service User Movement in England Jan Wallcraft and Michael Bryant 101.11 KB 2003 pdf Download 82
This booklet is about making sure that people using adult mental health services in the NHS in England and Wales have the best possible experience of care.
NICE Guidelines - Improving Your Experience of Mental Health Services NICE - NAtional Institute for Clinical Excellence 106.44 KB 2012 pdf Download 99
Thanks to Julie for letting us publish these extracts from 'A Gift of Stories: discovering how to deal with mental illness'.
'More than 10 years later it remains the model and sets the standard for others to follow not only because of its attractive format and engaging contents but also because of the guiding values and respect it embodies for all its contributors and those who offer their stories as a gift to others.' Glenn Roberts
Gathering and Publishing Personal Stories Julie Leibrich 718.75 KB 2011 pdf Download 168
This leaflet from Recovery Devon invites you to submit your own story of recovery and offers guidance on how to do so.
'Recovery is possible. When we can choose a more meaningful life, even when we still have occasional or ongoing difficulties, we feel more in control. This gives us strength and gives hope to others.' (New Title)
Sharing Recovery Stories Linden Lynn 420.54 KB 2012 pdf Download 171
An independent inquiry into acute and crisis mental healthcare.
'We know that excellent crisis care exists. But we need it available everywhere, for everyone.
With staff on the front line under tremendous pressure to deliver more for less, crisis care in some places has been dehumanised.' See a summary here.
Listening to Experience Mind 473.21 KB 2011 pdf Download 152
'Steps towards the development of recovery oriented practice, practitioners and services.'
Slides to accompany the Key Note Address by Dr. Glenn Roberts at the Irish Mental Health & Recovery Education Consortium Conference, Red Cow Moran Hotel, Dublin, on 26th March 2009.
View a video of the speech here.
Evolving a Recovery Focused Network Glenn Roberts 7.65 MB 2009 pdf Download 174

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