Carers- This one is for you.
Our Elevenses are monthly informal online meetings that focus on one area of mental health. This month we spoke, and listened, to Carers. We had a mixture of people show … Read more
Family and Friends
Information for Families, Friends and Supporters of people with mental health issues
Support for Eating Disorders in Devon
During this year’s Eating Disorders Awareness Week (Feb 28th – March 6th 2022), we spent some time scoping support that people in Devon can access, both locally and nationally. Hope … Read more
Debbie Frances comes to Phoenix Nights
Debbie Frances is the subject of Recovery Devon’s next Phoenix night, with “Who Cares? A carers’ perspective of mental health services.”
Autumn Writers’ Workshop
Welcome to a wondrous writers’ workshop write-up! A dozen signed up on a breezy autumn morning last Friday 23rd October to get creative. The purpose? To have a first try … Read more
Writers’ Workshop
Join Recovery Devon for a writers’ workshop this autumn and be part of our next anthology of recovery stories.
Carers’ Charter
Devon Partnership Trust has created a Carers’ Charter. It has been developed jointly by the Trust with carers in Devon. Its purpose is to set out the Trust’s commitment to all the carers of people who use, or have used, their services.
Caring for Yourself
Rethink Mental Illness and the Meriden Family Programme have issued a major contribution to thinking through the carer’s contribution to supporting people in their recovery, including support for carers themselves.
The Triangle of Care
The Triangle of Care (second edition) was written by Alan Worthington, Paul Rooney and Ruth Hannan. It was published by the Carers Trust. The original impetus to identify ways of ‘improving engagement between professionals and carers’ grew from a training programme created by carers in Devon.