Hearing Voices Network

Change To HVN Services

Re-opening of Helpline (Limited Provision)

In February 2008 we had to temporarily suspend the telephone helpline due to recent changes within HVN provision. We are pleased

to announce that we have re-instated the helpline on a reduced basis;

From 15^th April the telephone helpline will be open from

1.00pm – 4.00pm on Tuesdays only

Telephone Helpline 0845 122 8642

If you require information about hearing voices, training, membership or hearing voices groups please contact us on the number below leaving your name, postal address or email.

Telephone Number For Information & Enquiries

0845 122 8641

If you require immediate emotional support please contact;

The Samaritans on 08457 909090 or Saneline on 08457 678000

Intervoice

International Community For Voice Hearers & Supporters

If you hear voices (aka auditory hallucinations);

if you know someone who does;

if you work with people who hear voices;

if you want to know about more about this experience - then this site is for you. Because hearing voices is a much stigmatised experience

we wanted to create a safe place where you can find out more about hearing voices and to create an interactive online community where you can let us know about your point of view or experience www.intervoiceonline.org

www.intervoiceonline.org

Mickey deValda

We are extremely saddened to learn of the death of Mickey de Valda on the 20th September 2007. Mickey was chairperson of HVN for over ten years and his contribution to the network and the hearing voices movement was immeasurable.

If you knew Mickey and wish to pay tribute to him go to

http://www.intervoiceonline.org/2007/9/21/mickey-de-valda-in-remembrance-died-20th-september-2007

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Welcome

If you hear voices HVN can help we are committed to helping people who hear voices. Our reputation is growing as the limitations of a solely medical approach to voices become better known. Psychiatry refers to hearing voices as 'auditory hallucinations' but our research shows that there are many explanations for hearing voices. Many people begin to hear voices as a result of extreme stress or trauma.

We offer information, support and understanding to people who hear voices and those who support them.

The aims of the network are

To raise awareness of voice hearing, visions, tactile sensations and other sensory experiences
To give men women and children who have these experiences an opportunity to talk freely about this together.
To support anyone with these experiences seeking to understand, learn and grow from them in their own way.

We try to achieve our aims through these objectives:

Promoting, developing and supporting self-help groups
Organising and delivering training sessions for health workers and the general public
Making available a telephone line that gives information and help to people who experience hearing voices, seeing visions and tactile sensations
To give men, women and children who have these experiences an opportunity to talk freely about them
Produce four newsletters a year

Any links to third party websites does not amount to endorsement of that site by the Hearing Voices Network.

While HVN tries to ensure that all content of this website is correct at the time of publication, no responsibility is accepted by the organisation for any errors, omissions or inaccurate content.

Hearing Voices Network
79 Lever Street.
Manchester M1 1FL

Enquiries and information: 0845 122 8641

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Email: info@hearing-voices.org

Website: www.hearing-voices.org

Registered Charity Number 1094021