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Fight with Power ‘n’ Truth

A poem about self-stigma and prejudice from our Community Correspondent Robert Terry Fight with Power ‘n’ Truth, 22/05/2015 I found prejudice in my head We all breathe air ‘n’ we all bleed red Find the prejudice in your head Evicted said prejudice from my head We all… bleed red Deal with the prejudice own your […]

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How are you? I’m fine. A comic strip on the biggest lie we ever tell from @offwhitecoat

A comic strip from our Community Correspondent Emma Wilson @offwhitecoat who blogs at offwhitecoat.co.uk Nobody likes lying. And there’s certainly nothing about experiencing mental health problems that makes you more likely to be dishonest. But anyone who’s ever struggled with their mental health will understand why you might want to tell this one: “How are you?” […]

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go4it members smiling as a group

What turns a bad day into a good day? We challenge you to watch this without smiling

We ran a workshop in Greenock with the Quarriers Go4it digital inclusion group based around one question: what makes a bad day into a good day? The group of people with profound and multiple disabilities made their first ever video slideshow in response and I challenge anyone to watch it to the end without smiling. […]

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