Participants Wanted: The Role of Adverse Experiences and Early Relationships in Psychosis
Josie from Lancaster University has asked us to share this research request with you. She is looking for people who identity as having experiences related to psychosis to fill in an online survey. If you have any questions about the research, please contact Josie directly. Her details can be found on the study information page: https://lancasteruni.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_0w8OfPUPqy3Ffmt […]
The Hearing Voices Movement: Beyond Critiquing the Status Quo
By Jacqui Dillon Please note: The following article was written by Jacqui Dillon for Mad In America (www.madinamerica.com) on January 10, 2013. I am thrilled to have been invited to write about the important and innovative work of the Hearing Voices Movement alongside so many eminent colleagues, critical thinkers and activists working together to bring […]
Identifying & Working with Child Sexual Abuse
Survivors Helping Each Other & Asylum Associates present a one day conference Identifying and Working with Child Sexual Abuse Date: 21st February 2013, 9:00am – 4:30pm Venue: NCN Basford Hall College, Stockhill Lane, Nottingham, NG6 0NV Presenters: Samantha Warner, Jacqui Dillon, Bob Johnson, Maxine Robinson, Clare Shaw, Peter Bullimore, Kate Crawford & Vicky Baldwin
Communicating With Voices: Part One
Contributed By Rachel Waddingham Over the last 12 years, I’ve been struggling to find ways of dealing with the voices I hear. For much of that time I’ve been taking enough neuroleptic medication to knock out a horse. Meds are a bit like putting a giant mattress over the voices – I find it dulled […]
A First Class Recovery: From hopeless case to graduate
Eleanor Longden was a diagnosed schizophrenic and heard menacing voices in her head for 10 years. Now, she has fought back and has graduated with a brilliant honours degree in psychology. By Nina Lakhani, The Independent, Sunday 25th October, 2009 Eleanor Longden was revising for her final university exams in May when she was interrupted […]
Understanding & Working with the Consequences of Childhood Sexual Abuse
A 3 Day Conference Date: 8th, 9th & 10th November 2011 Venue: Center Parcs, Sherwood Forest, Nottingham NG22 9DN Asylum Associates and Manchester Metropolitan University are hosting a three day conference aimed at considering how experience of childhood abuse impacts on children and the adults they become, and identifying ways that help those who are […]
