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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... -
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... -
Clothes Show 2013! ‘The Show of Masques’. St James Church Laird St. Birkenhead. Thursday 18th April 2013 7,00pm
Clothes Show 2013! ‘The Show of Masques’. St James Church Laird St. Birkenhead. Thursday 18th April 2013 at 7.00pm The show is now in... -
“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... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
Some brilliant examples of altering boring, old, junk shop art finds to have fun! Recycled art for all.
These images come via an artist friend who spotted this blog here: http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2010/03/altered-thrift-store-art-some-perso.html Altered junk shop art: Some personal favourites. Unknown, via Reddit. Banksy,... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
Volunteering through Wirral CVS. A great thing to do for your own mental health in so many ways.
“I one hundred percent endorse volunteering. It is rewarding and satisfying and you’ll get more out of it than you’ll... -
St James Centre and NBDT. ‘Improving quality of life and opportunities for all living in North Birkenhead and Bidston’.
North Birkenhead Development Trust and the St James Centre North Birkenhead Development Trust was established in 2004 to improve the quality of... -
Prison officers, not clinicians. A psychiatric nurse’s view of hospital treatment.
Editors note This is written by an American and commenting on the American system. It is exactly like Britain today. In... -
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... -
Campaign song to save Wirral Day Centres. “Stand Together!” Inspiring!
CAMPAIGNERS hoping to save Wirral’s day centres have penned a song to take their fight to the next level. Adult students... -
NHS recognises that mindfulness meditation is good for depression. Guardian.
NHS recognises that mindfulness meditation is good for depression Scientists have now discovered how mindfulness meditation can give patients control over levels... -
Recovery Star. A brilliant way of helping to measure outcomes in Recovery for both service users and services. Start your own star today!
The Recovery Star is a tool for supporting and measuring change when working with adults of working age who are... -
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... -
‘Psychiatry and the dominance of the bio-medical model.’ Brilliant article from a psychiatric nurse’s view. Sums up the disease/bio-medical model approach. International Critical Psychiatry Network.
Psychiatry and the dominance of the bio-medical model Recent years have seen enormous changes in the provision of services and therapies... -
APEx weekly update. Lots to fun ways to better health and wellbeing. All welcome!
Monday G.I.T.E. (Gentle Introduction to Exercise) Programme (every Monday @ 14:00) Top Floor, Rooms 3 & 4, St. Cath’s Hospital Our GITE sessions... -
Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP) Workbook. FREE online resource! Start your own today!
WRAP Workbook available online here from Working Together for Recovery: http://www.workingtogetherforrecovery.co.uk/Documents/Wellness%20Recovery%20Action%20Plan.pdf WRAP works! It has been developed by a group of people who... -
The Tale of an Ordinary Little Girl. The astounding and moving story of Jacqui Dillon. A survivor of childhood sexual abuse and international educator for Hearing Voices Network.
The Tale of an Ordinary Little Girl Once upon a time there was a little girl, just an ordinary little girl,... -
Advance Statements and Taking Back the Power. A service users account.
Advance Statements and Taking Back the Power Chrys Muirhead As a sometimes conscript of the psychiatric system I have reflected on ways...
