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Stigma Archive
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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... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
Time for the over-medicalisation of mental health to stop. The Independent. Lets stop medicalising distress!
Time for the over-medicalisation of mental health to stop. Report in The Independent ... -
Ross Kemp: The Invisible Wounded. Tackling PTSD in armed forces.
Ross Kemp: The Invisible Wounded - Monday 12th November Sky 1 at 9.00pm. Following a string of critically acclaimed documentaries, including the... -
Mad and Bad? The Negative Portrayal of Mental Health Issues on TV.
MAD AND BAD? MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES ON TV Mental health problems have become a great source of entertainment due to a belief amongst... -
Wirral Multicultural Organisation – offering great services to Black, Minority and Ethnic Communities since 1993.
Wirral Multicultural Organisation (WMO) has been delivering services to the BME Communities in Wirral since 1993. The Centre is open to... -
Do Diagnoses Injure People? The case against ‘labels’. Alice Keys MD
Do Diagnoses Injure People? Yes, a psychiatric diagnosis can be a dangerous thing to have. But, these days, so is having... -
The Future of Mental Health Services Survey from Mental Health Foundation. Take five minutes out of your day to have your say!
The Future of Mental Health Services Survey The Mental Health Foundation have launched an inquiry into what mental health services might... -
Where do all the messages of hopelessness come from in Mental Health Care?
Where Do Messages of Hopelessness Come From? By Sophie Faught MindFreedom International Communications Coordinator http://www.mindfreedom.org/ As part of its I GOT BETTER campaign to challenge hopelessness... -
Lady Gaga’s ‘Born Brave’ bus tour helps fans with mental health problems.
Lady Gaga’s Born Brave Bus Tour helps fans with mental health problems Pop superstar to help fans at Lady Gaga’s concerts talk... -
Information about self-harming from the Royal College of Psychiatrists.
This article provides information about self-harm and is for anyone who is harming themselves, or feels that they might. We... -
‘Defining Recovery’ A new way of thinking by Alice Keys MD.
Defining Recovery Alice Keys, M.D. January 3, 2013 Yesterday, Dr. Daniel Fisher emailed and asked my thoughts with regard to “recovery”. Even before... -
No more psychiatric labels. Campaign to abolish psychiatric diagnostic systems such as DSM and ICD
No more psychiatric labels. Campaign to Abolish Psychiatric diagnostic Systems such as ICD and DSM (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual) I started the campaign... -
Brain damage by anti-psychotic drugs: how the victims are blamed. The case against genetics and the bio-medical/disease model.
Brain Damage by Anti-Psychotic Drugs How the Victims Are Blamed. Psychoactive drugs are used to control symptoms in people defined by psychiatrists as... -
Violence in psychiatric hospitals usually triggered by staff, not patients. International study findings.
Violence in Psychiatric Hospitals Usually Triggered by Staff, Not Patients. Note: Comments of people who have been placed in psychiatric facilities and... -
Another celebrity ‘comes out’ with acknowledgement of depression and mental health difficulties. Brian Conley in jungle stress factor.
Editors note: Brian Conley has spoken out about his depression and his 15 years of taking antidepressants. This may not be such... -
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... -
Hearing Voices Network. A valuable aid to understanding and supporting experiences.
Whatever your experience, however you understand it, Hearing Voices would like to hear from you. If you hear voices HVN can... -
Depression, Anxiety and Creativity. A Personal View from a Creative Person.
Depression, Anxiety and Creativity Almost everyone will suffer from depression, anxiety and mental health difficulties at some point in their... -
Channel 4 Homeland’s depiction of mental illness has been a step forward for TV. Guardian.
Homeland’s depiction of mental illness has been a step forward for TV It flirts with the ‘mad genius’ stereotype but overall... -
“Antidepressant use in England soars.” The Guardian. Time to offer other solutions instead!
Editors note: I have just read the following article and once again I am shocked to see there seems to be... -
The Guardian view on the Ed Miliband speech. “Time to stop caricatures of mentally ill”
Ed Miliband: time to stop caricatures of mentally ill Labour leader to liken attacks on mentally ill to racism and homophobia while calling... -
Martin Luther King – Proud to be maladjusted.
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Crazy talk: The language of mental illness stigma. Guardian.
Crazy talk: The language of mental illness stigma. Terms used to denote mental illness are so common in modern language they... -
Where is the frank discussion of the effects of psychiatric medication?
Where is the Frank Discussion of the Effects of Psychiatric Medication? Questioning psychiatric medication If you believe the public education campaigns, the only... -
NSUN (National Survivor User Network) article applauded by Guardian. ‘Why local government cannot afford to ignore mental health.’
Why local government cannot afford to ignore mental health August 16th 2012 MPs ‘outing’ their mental health problems recently grabbed headlines, but... -
A Survivor’s Inspiring Experience of Recovery using Wellness Recovery Action Planning. Scottish Recovery Network.
MY EXPERIENCE OF RECOVERY – AMANDA SCOTT Amanda Scott, peer support worker and WRAP facilitator, shares her recovery journey and experiences... -
BBC Panorama, Disabled or Faking it? Shocking exposé of ESA assessments.
BBC Panorama, Disabled or Faking it? Professor Malcolm Harrington Disabled film-maker Kate Ansell directed tonight’s Panorama about Employment Support Allowance and the... -
Benefit cheats ‘colour attitudes to disabled people’. BBC report
Benefit cheats ‘colour attitudes to disabled people’ All disabled benefit claimants are to be reassessed for their capability for work Many disabled... -
Channel 4’s ‘World’s Maddest Job Interview’. Must see programme that really challenges stigma and stereotypes!
Job candidates for Channel 4’s World’s Maddest Job Interview. Catch up on programme here: http://www.channel4.com/programmes/worlds-maddest-job-interview/4od#3388452 There’s a moment in Channel 4‘s World’s Maddest Job Interview where three...
