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Psychologists fear US manual will widen mental illness diagnosis. Guardian
Psychologists fear US manual will widen mental illness diagnosis Mental disorders listed in publication that should not exists, warn UK experts Hundreds of... -
First meeting of brand new service user led group on Wirral. Wednesday 14th March 7.00pm in Birkenhead. All very welcome!
UPDATE! First meeting will be on Wednesday 14th March at 7pm at the George and Dragon (on the corner of Grange... -
The Edward Kemp Community Garden and Growing Area Introduce “The Good Life”. All Welcome!
The Edward Kemp Community Garden and Growing Area Introduces The Good Life Would you like to learn how to design and build... -
FREE Recycling art workshops at The Green Community Shop and Centre, Oxton Village Birkenhead!
FREE Recycling Art Workshops At the Green Community Shop and Centre Oxton Village, Birkenhead Bookable but free day classes for 10 adults Artist Brenda... -
Letting In The Light – Open Dialogue Therapy. 81% Recovery Rates in Schizophrenia!
People who are distressed mentally or emotionally are often told, either explicitly or implicitly, that their beliefs, behavior or attitudes... -
Some Great and Inspirational Quotes about Recovery in Mental Health – “He who has hope has everything”
Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more... -
Wirral 3Ls – Leisure, Laughter & Learning for the over 50’s.
Wirral 3Ls Leisure, Laughter & Learning for the over 50’s They are an organisation offering learning and social events primarily aimed at... -
More madness from America. Don’t like the government? You are obviously mentally ill!
I have just read this article online and have shared it with you in its entirety. Are we ever more... -
Patient Opinion Website. An independent site about your experiences of UK health services, good or bad. They pass your stories to the right people to make a difference!
An independent site about your experiences of UK health services Good or Bad. They pass your stories to the right people to make a... -
Can you be a good parent if you suffer from mental illness? A service-users view
Can you be a good parent if you suffer from mental illness? A service-users view Parenting is really hard, you get no... -
New series of Merseyside and West Cheshire Public Rambles. Friendly group – do come along!
New series of Merseyside and West Cheshire Public Rambles. Do you like walking in some of the loveliest areas of the... -
Mad and Bad? Mental Health Issues on TV. Scottish Recovery Network.
MAD AND BAD? MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES ON THE TV Mental health problems have become a great source of entertainment due to... -
Great news from Advocacy in Wirral & APEx! Update from Chris Shaw. All welcome to come along and visit.
Hi some good news about AiW.. and that means APEx as well. The long planned for, AiW as a User Led... -
Get into Reading! Friendly, welcoming groups to join near you! New venues on Wirral.
Get into Reading Want to meet new people in your area? Want something new to read? Want to try something a... -
Wirral Ark drop-in . Open to all who are homeless, living in hostel accommodation or threatened with homelessness. Mental health advice Tuesday and Thursday mornings.
Wirral Ark drop-in The Ark drop-in at the Irene Kennedy Centre behind Mary Cole House. Open Monday to Friday: 07:30am to 12:30pm Open... -
Excellent recovery resource – Recovery Devon.
An excellent website I have been looking at with lots of good information about Recovery and Wellbeing. Recovery Devon is: People of... -
The Benefits of Close Supportive Relationships with Friends, Work Colleagues and Family. Working Towards a New Paradigm for Recovery.
The Benefits of Close Supportive Relationships Towards a New Paradigm for Recovery We have all read about the benefits of Open Dialogue... -
Free Foreign Language Films in Liverpool JMU – Open to All!!
John Moores University (the old Liverpool Polytechnic) shows FREE foreign language films in Liverpool on Tuesday evenings. These films are... -
Open Dialogue — Alternative Care for Psychosis In Finland Developed By Jaakko Seikkula. Please watch the video!
Open Dialogue—Alternative Care for Psychosis In Finland Developed By Jaakko Seikkula. Over the past two decades, Dr. Jaakko Seikkula’s hospital team in... -
‘People don’t suddenly become psychotic or depressed out of the blue, there’s always a disaster that they suffer.’ Dorothy Rowe: A life in psychology.
‘People don’t suddenly become psychotic or depressed out of the blue, there’s always a disaster that they suffer’ “If you make happiness... -
More Justin Beever Pavement Art! Amazing Stuff.
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New Agatha Christie Spoof Show at Little Theatre Birkenhead. Tuesday 7th February 2012. Support our local theatre!
Message from the Charity Co-ordinator for the Carlton Players, the resident amateur theatrical society, based at the Little Theatre on... -
Have you written any poetry? Why not have a go at entering Wirral’s very own Festival of First’s 2012 competition. Go on!
POETRY COMPETITION WIRRAL FESTIVAL OF FIRSTS. Poets from all over the world are invited to enter the 2nd Wirral Festival of Firsts... -
Volunteering opportunities with Cheshire and Wirral Partnership Trust!
Volunteering opportunities with CWP. If you’ve got time on your hands, have skills to share, or enjoy meeting people and want to enhance... -
Wirral Carers Group’s Activities in 2012 – Great Free Activities including Walking Groups and Easter Bonnets!
The following are lists of the groups coordinated by Sue Davies, Family Support Worker from the Ashlea Centre in Pensby. ... -
4 Sinister Ways Big Pharmaceutical Companies Peddle their Drugs in America.
4 Creepy Ways Big Pharma Peddles its Drugs in America. Big Pharma uses ads that sow hypochondria, raise health fears and sell... -
’7 Reasons America’s Mental Health Industry Is a Threat to Our Sanity’ by Bruce E. Levine.
7 Reasons America’s Mental Health Industry Is a Threat to Our Sanity Drug industry corruption, scientifically unreliable diagnoses and pseudoscientific research... -
North West Arts and Health Network – New Year Update.
North West Arts and Health Network – New Year Update. ‘Fiction and poetry are doses, medicines. What they heal is the... -
Lots to do at Beechwood Community Trust, Wirral! New activities and courses for 2012.
Current Services and Courses Interested in anything? Contact details here: Beechwood Community Trust Summerhill House 22 Beechwood Drive Beechwood Wirral CH43 7ZU 0151 677 8008 0151 604 0678 georgethomas@beechwoodtrust.org -
Why laughter is contagious. And for lovers of Masterchef everywhere……
We all need a good giggle sometimes and this YouTube video still always makes me properly laugh out loud If you... -
Creative Minds ‘Mimic Schizophrenia’. BBC report.
Michelle Roberts Health reporter, BBC News Artist Salvador Dali is known for his surreal paintings and eccentric personality Creativity is akin... -
A Summary of Recovery Principles. An Excellent Outline of the Concepts of Recovery.
A Summary of Recovery Principles with Suggestions as to What the Implications are for Practice. John Good Recovery Principles HOPE Described by Jacobson and Greenley... -
Mainstream psychiatry is failing – but there is another way. Speak Out About Psychiatry wants to change the way mentally ill people are treated in the UK. Guardian blog.
Mainstream psychiatry is failing – but there is another way Speak Out About Psychiatry wants to change the way mentally ill... -
Study Finds Culture Vultures Are Happier!
Researchers at a Norwegian university have found that people who engage in cultural activities are more satisfied with their lives... -
Excellent Free Art Exhibitions in January – March 2012 at Birkenhead Park Visitors Centre.
Birkenhead Park Visitor’s Centre Gallery exhibitions January – March 2012: 7th to 14th January Stephen Sheenan art exhibition. 23rd... -
Recovery The Norm? You Must Be In Western Lapland.
Schizophrenia seems to be disappearing in Western Lapland. Since the early 80′s, there has been a 90% drop in number...
