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Big up to The Only Way is Essex! Kirk Norcross speaks openly in reality show about anxiety and panic attacks. Also Charlie King and now Mario Falcone.
TOWIE Tackles Mental Health Difficulties. Lad about town Kirk Norcross has been recently speaking out and seeking treatment for severe anxiety... -
Jacqui Dillon. Survivor. Talking yesterday in Sweden. A must see for the truth about the connection between childhood abuse and and the medical diagnosis of ‘schizophrenia’. Hearing Voice Network.
Jacqui Dillon. Survivor. Talking yesterday in Sweden. Hearing Voice Network. A must see for the truth about the connection between childhood abuse and and the... -
Report from Chris Shaw CEO AiW Health. Walking, running, water polo and future plans. And tales of Hadrians Wall!
Report from Chris Shaw CEO AiW Health. Walking, running, water polo and future plans. And tales of Hadrians Wall! Just a quick note... -
New production of ‘One Flew over the Cuckoos Nest’ by local media project Vesbim. August 21st- 23rd Floral Pavilion. Book early!
Message from Ben Adams Hello Everyone Hope you are all keeping well, amazing what a little bit of sun does for the... -
‘The Quays’. Exciting new Recovery project in Birkenhead led by service users and carers to support anyone affected by drugs and alcohol. All welcome!
The Quays The Quays is an exciting new Recovery Project led by service users and carers for service users and their families, carers... -
“Living with voices in your head” Eleanor Longden at TED conference 2013 California. Recovery is possible with the right support.
Living with voices in your head: Eleanor Longden at TED 2013 Eleanor Longden did well at school, and gleefully entered student life at university... -
Walking for Health’s ‘Walk On’ programme on Wirral. Lots of great walks all over Wirral. All welcome!
Wirral: ‘Walk On’ Programme of Health Walks. ‘Walk On’ is a programme of short health walks designed to increase the health... -
Secret Gardens of Caldy 2013 Sunday 23rd June 2.00pm to 6.00pm. Great day out!
Caldy Village Open Gardens Caldy, West of Wirral, Merseyside Sunday 23rd June 2013 2.00pm to 6.00pm A selection of gardens of all styles and... -
Would you like to spend more time with your grandchildren? Live in Laird St area? Green Space Champions can help!
Green Space Champions Life Expectancy Wirral Would you like to spend more time in the park with your children or grandchildren? We know... -
Talking 2 Minds. Helping those suffering from PTSD or other severe stress related conditions. Check out the website.
Editors note: Talking 2 Minds are looking to set up a branch in Liverpool this year. This will be a fantastic... -
Brave New World? Not if DSM V has anything to do with it. Sad or afraid? Sorry but the long-term drugs drugs don’t work.
Brave New World? Not if DSM V has anything to do with it. Sad or afraid? Sorry but the long-term drugs drugs don’t... -
Advocacy in Wirral Health. Offering a wide range of support services in mental health for Wirral since 1992.
Advocacy in Wirral Health. AiW Health was set up in July 1992 by a small group of service users who had identified... -
Changes in Disability Living Allowance. Here are the facts and check how it may affect you. Let Esther McVey know how you feel!
Changes in Disability Living Allowance Quick Guide: http://www.dwp.gov.uk/docs/pip-quick-guide.pdf Online checking here: How is it different to DLA? https://www.gov.uk/pip-checker PS You do not need to fil in... -
Worried about money? Free Benefits Guide from Rethink.
Your Free Benefits Guide Benefits rules are confusing at the best of times. But this month, we have been deluged with... -
Birkenhead Park Spring Events and Weekly Activities . Something for everyone!
Birkenhead Park Spring Events. Something for everyone! Gallery exhibitions: 2nd to 6th April Autism Awareness Week Arts and crafts by Wirral Autistic Society. 10th to 19th April Michele Dalton: Wish you were... -
The Trauma Challenge. A new look at treating psychosis and all mental health difficulties. Dr Bob Johnson.
THE TRAUMA CHALLENGE The Trauma Challenge A Neo-Medical Model for Psychiatry. Trauma evokes a cognitive fog in the child’s mind which then perpetuates... -
Important research proving childhood trauma as a trigger to psychosis. Richard Bentall. University of Liverpool
Research at Liverpool University has found that children who experience severe trauma are three times as likely to develop ‘schizophrenia’... -
Catch 22. Intensive Family Support Service. Wirral.
Catch 22 Wirral At the Intensive Family Support Service we help families throughout the Wirral who are in need of extra... -
‘Too much coercion in mental health services’ Professor Richard Bentall, University of Liverpool speaks in the Guardian. Coercion has no place in the Recovery Model.
Too much coercion in mental health services Sometimes, coercion of patients may be hard to avoid, but it’s something to which... -
A beautiful video to remind us all that life if for living and enjoying. Not for feeling like a square peg in a round hole!
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Wirral Change. Pioneering outreach service dedicated to employment success within the Wirral’s black and racial minority communities.
Editors Note Wirral Change have very kindly helped the Mental Health Forum by offering to host their monthly meetings from April... -
Passive-aggression. How to recognise and tips to deal with it.
Passive-aggression. How to recognise it and tips to deal with it. Passive-aggressive behaviour is a pattern of indirectly expressing negative feelings... -
A must read for anyone with a psychiatric diagnosis, carers or mental health professionals. Lets make Recovery a reality! Trauma and Recovery by Judith Herman.
Editors note: I first learned of this seminal book when at a training course (Abuse, Trauma and Dissociation: Understanding and Working towards... -
Tomorrow’s Women Wirral. Lots of great free courses and activities in a wonderfully supportive environment. All women welcome!
Editors note I recently went along to meet the great ladies of Tomorrows Women. Angela Murphy and Karen Horner manage the... -
Please sign the petition to stop medicalising distress and normal human emotions. DSM V.
Open Letter to the DSM-5 Please show your support in discouraging the American Psychiatric Association from pathologising normal human responses to distressing life-events and turning them in... -
Antipsychotic drugs and the alternatives. Robert Whitaker author of Anatomy of an Epidemic and Mad in America.
Robert Whitaker speaks about recent findings on antipsychotics and the alternatives Robert Whitaker’s keynote presentation in Brighton, England explores the problems of... -
For all mental health professionals, service users and carers. Open Dialogue. The way forward for care and recovery in psychosis. Jaakko Seikkula.
Open Dialogue Care and Recovery in Psychosis Developed By Jaakko Seikkula. Over the past two decades, Dr. Jaakko Seikkula’s hospital team in Finland... -
‘Grief and anxiety are not mental illnesses’ BBC News. Peter Kinderman Liverpool University.
‘Grief and anxiety are not mental illnesses’ By Peter Kinderman Professor of Clinical Psychology Liverpool University Everyday anxieties could become targets for medical... -
Wirral Walking Festival. Exciting and varied walks all over Wirral in month of May!
Wirral Walking Festival This festival is a series of exciting and varied walks in the parks, open countryside, coast and heritage sites... -
Why not join a walking group on the Wirral?
Why not do something different and join a walking group? Why should I bother, you may say? Well, walking is... -
It Takes More Than a Pill to Heal From Depression. Insightful personal testimony,
It Takes More Than a Pill to Heal From Depression “To optimize the function of the healing system, you must do... -
Latest APEx newsletter. Lots of great activities. All welcome!
APEx Newsletter Thursday *The Brambles (every Thursday @ 13:00) Location may vary (Call/email to confirm) Our Brambles community-gardening continues this Thursday @ 13:00 (please... -
Wirral Foodbank. Are you struggling to feed yourself and family? You can be referred for 3 days worth of emergency food. Or get involved and volunteer!
Wirral Foodbank Check out the website for all the information including a list of distribution centres and collection points if you... -
Relax with Guided Meditation – A Review of Free Resources Available on the Web.
Relax with Guided Meditation A Review of Free Resources Available on the Web Guided Meditation uses visualisation techniques to communicate with... -
‘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... -
Food and Mood – How eating the right foods can affect your mental health in a positive way.
http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/campaigns/food-and-mental-health/ Changes to our diet in the last fifty years or so are thought to be an important factor behind recent...
