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Happy World Hearing Voices Day

Happy World Hearing Voices Day

September 14, 2020 | News | Share your views

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 […]

Tags: Diversity, Hearing Voices, Personal Experience, World Hearing Voices Day

Broken hearts not broken brains

Broken hearts not broken brains

April 15, 2020 | News | Share your views

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 […]

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In The Real - A Documentary featuring Bristol HVN

In The Real – A Documentary featuring Bristol HVN

May 22, 2016 | News | Share your views

We’re excited to share details about a film created with the Bristol Hearing Voices Network that will be screened on Monday 27 June at 6pm (including an intro Q&A) as part of the Watershed Cinema’s ‘Psychosis on Screen’ season. To find out more, and book a ticket, see: www.watershed.co.uk/whatson/7319/in-the-real/, www.inthereal.org or www.bhvn.org.uk. ‘The film is like a jewel […]

Tags: Bristol, Hearing Voices Groups, Local Networks, Personal Experience, Psychosis

Research Request: Experience of African-Caribbean men who hear voices

November 11, 2015 | News | Share your views

The following is a research request we have received from Steph, a trainee clinical psychologist at the University of Hertfordshire. She is exploring the experience of African-Carribean men who have experience of hearing voices. Please contact Steph directly (s.minchin@herts.ac.uk) to find out more. Hi there, I am a final year Trainee Clinical Psychologist at the […]

Tags: Culture, Personal Experience, Research

Research Request: Experiences of Voice-Hearing

Research Request: Experiences of Voice-Hearing

January 30, 2015 | News

Teresa Nevard, a Trainee Clinical Psychologist from UEA is currently carrying out a study into hearing voices and has asked us if we would publicise it on her behalf. She is particularly interested in people’s relationship with the voices that they hear. Please note: this study is being carried out independently to HVN so you will […]

Tags: Hearing Voices, Personal Experience, Research

Research Request: Experiences of Inpatient Wards by People who Dissociate

Research Request: Experiences of Inpatient Wards by People who Dissociate

June 21, 2014 | News | Share your views

Sarah Parry, a Clinical Psychology student from Lancaster University, has asked us to share information on her research project. If you would like to find out more, please contact Sarah directly at: Mrs Sarah Parry, FREEPOST: RTAU-SYXU-YCZZ, Furness Building, C16, Clinical Psychology, Lancaster University, Lancaster, LA1 4YT. parrys1@exchange.lancs.ac.uk The following excerpt is taken directly from […]

Tags: Dissociation, Inpatient Wards, Personal Experience, Research

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Calling all #HearingVoicesGroups in England. We’re mapping out current provision and evaluating ways we can help sustain groups in these ongoing and difficult times. Pls complete Ellie’s survey. https://forms.gle/hrWEb2JsYWw84zGB8?fbclid=IwAR0Mcr-5URNcp2df5IYWCiE1qT0lN2YKR8FNXx9TRqSaOSFSOUgfpyb-nWw

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Stay tuned for resources we might be able to share soon from the webinar, but in the meantime, you can sign up for the forum that spawned the report here, next meeting on the 17th: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/connecting-remotely-peer-support-conversation-tickets-115134903596

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16 Sep

People applying to the DClinPsy this year: if you’re struggling to figure out your story/how to tell it on the application, I’d like to help. Hit me up :)

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