Tag Archives: mental health

hearing voices – worker training 31st May 2013

Posted on April 9, 2013 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Two new opportunities to participate in this unique and highly-rated training workshop for workers. “Totally Awesome” “Awesome workshop – learned a lot, very insightful” “Great training – will definitely inform my work with youth.” . .Friday May 31st Fee … Continue reading →

Posted in hearing voices, Training | Tagged hearing voices, mental health, Peer support, Totally Awesome, Training | 2 Comments

Compulsory Treatment does not reduce hospital re-admission

Posted on April 1, 2013 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Article in leading medical journal, The Lancet, from a study revealing that Community Treatment Orders have no impact on rate of hospital admissions. Community treatment orders remove a person’s right to choose whether or not to take medications – and … Continue reading →

Posted in advocacy and rights | Tagged CTO, Lancet, mental health, Psychiatric medication | 4 Comments

mental as anything – Melinda Burke

Posted on March 26, 2013 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Today we’re pleased to publish a poem by a friend from Australia. . Mental as Anything by Melinda Burke. _____________________________________________________________ Now it isn’t easy, one’s elevator Doesn’t go all the way to the top floor; Others say we are “a … Continue reading →

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Risk of death in road traffic accident 1,100 times greater than homicide by a stranger with psychosis

Posted on March 25, 2013 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

It’s a truism that the media likes to make a splash of stories of people involving people with mental illness committing violent crimes: trumpeting how “these people” represent a grave danger to society and fuelling often hysterical calls for … Continue reading →

Posted in psychosis, what's going on? | Tagged discrimination, human rights, mental health, mental illness, psychosis, schizophrenia, violence | 5 Comments

CDCC 2013 – From Chaos To Calm: Reaching Youth

Posted on March 19, 2013 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Chaos to Calm-Reaching Youth 2013 Child Development and Community Conference The 2013 Child Development & Community Conference (CDCC) is expected to address areas surrounding relationship building and attachments with children from birth through to adolescence. This year’s conference will foster … Continue reading →

Posted in Event, family, youth | Tagged Child development, compassion, family, mental health, resilience, Teen, Teenager | Comments Off

Minds That Matter – Human Rights Mental Health & Addictions – 28 Mar 2013

Posted on March 18, 2013 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

2013 Kitty Lundy Memorial Lecture Thursday, March 28, 2013 York University, Keele Campus Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies (LA&PS) Opening Address Kitty Lundy Memorial Lecture Part I: Location: Underground Restaurant, Student Centre, York University 11:30 am Registration 12:00 pm Lunch … Continue reading →

Posted in Event, Uncategorized | Tagged mad, mental health, Pat Capponi | 2 Comments

Mars Project on InnerSPACE

Posted on March 12, 2013 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Filmmaker Jonathan Balazs and rapper Khari “Conspiracy” Stewart on Space Channel’s InnerSPACE talking about their film documenting Khari’s experience hearing voices. The voiceover commentary describes how Khari “embarked on a journey for understanding through Canada’s mental health system” – where he … Continue reading →

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Recovery From Schizophrenia – An International Perspective

Posted on March 12, 2013 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

“In the late 1960s, the World Health Organization initiated a series of international studies of the incidence, characteristics, course, and consequences of schizophrenia. Those studies – the largest ever in the history of psychiatry – provided important data … Continue reading →

Posted in mania & depression, psychosis | Tagged mental health, schizophrenia, WHO | 1 Comment

Living with voices in your head: Eleanor Longden, TED2013

Posted on March 4, 2013 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Eleanor Longden knocked one clear out of the park at TED 2013 in Longbeach, California Thursday Feb 28. Eleanor is a voice hearer and award winning psychologist and researcher into voice hearing, trauma and dissociation. She presented a short version … Continue reading →

Posted in Healing, hearing voices | Tagged Eleanor Longden, Hearing Voices Movement, intervoice, mental health, TED | 1 Comment

DSM-5 – Animal Pharm?

Posted on February 27, 2013 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

As DSM5 goes to press midst lots of criticism, a different perspective… Is DSM5 a spectacularly sinister and stoooopid project designed to put us all in nice little boxes – like the ones for sale at those fetishistic organising emporia … Continue reading →