Mapping Out & Supporting Hearing Voices Groups during the Pandemic
Facilitating a peer support group during a pandemic isn’t easy. Whether or not you’ve found a way of meeting (online or in person) or keeping in touch with members, we want to hear how things are going and find out what we can do to be of use. As part of this project, funded by […]
Happy World Hearing Voices Day
Today is World Hearing Voices Day. Unlike many ‘awareness-days’ in the mental health world, World Hearing Voices Day is the product of survivors …. starting with Louise Pembroke back in 2006. It isn’t a day for pity. It’s not a day to gloss over the fact that many of us struggle with really distressing experiences […]
New HVN Opportunity – Group & Network Development Worker (Freelance)
Payment: £540 (equivalent to £22.50 per hour for 24 hours work to be completed within 3 months)Location: Home-basedContact: Rai Waddingham – chair@hearing-voices.org * Distribution of hours to be flexible and agreed with HVN Chair, based around preferences of freelancer and needs of project. Whilst this is a short-term contract, there may be scope for extension by mutual agreement […]
Online Hearing Voices Groups & Support
Despite the easing of lockdown, in-person Hearing Voice Groups remain suspended and no-one is sure when they will be able to open again. Whilst moving your group online, or beginning a new group online, can be a daunting process – there are now a handful of groups in the UK that we know about that […]
Vote Now: Voices, Visions & Extreme States in Film
To get ideas for, and feed into, our upcoming HVN Film Night on Friday 22 May (8-9.30pm UK time), we want to know what films you know feature voices, visions or other extreme states. We will be showing clips from a shortlist of films and choosing our ‘film night award winners’ with the help of […]
Raising Funds to Support People who Hear Voices / See Visions
What are we asking for? As a user-led national charity who supports the development of these groups, we need your help to fund alternative support options for those who need and want them. We are applying for grants to support people too, but want to be able to launch the forum as soon as possible […]
Broken hearts not broken brains
Dolly Sen, a friend of our network, recently put together a series of articles for the Wellcome Collection that feature experiences linked to voice-hearing, mental ill health, racism and transphobia. https://wellcomecollection.org/series/XmifPBIAAB8Ae-b4 The Wellcome site says: Dolly Sen invited five contributors to share their experiences that reflect upon the idea that mental ill health has less […]
Covid-19: How can we support each other (and ourselves)?
We are living in strange and difficult times, with the partial lockdown of our society and many struggling with the illness named Covid-19 (and loved ones lost). I don’t know about you, but for me the last few weeks have been a blur. The words Covid-19 have gone from being a worrying feature of news […]
Happy World Hearing Voices Day
Every year, on September 14, people from around the world find ways to honour the diversity of voice-hearing experiences. This celebratory tone may feel strange to some, especially if they are in the midst of a difficult struggle with voices or know someone who is suffering. Yet, creating spaces for people who hear voices or […]
Alternative Mental Health Act Review: We need bold and ambitious changes
‘Whilst we recognise the good intentions, dedication and heart of those who contributed to this review, we cannot ignore its failure to address widespread and institutional abuse and the ongoing erosion of people’s human rights. This is not the time for timid changes or placating promises, it is a time for action and an opportunity […]
