As part of our ‘connections’ theme, Marie explores the importance of understanding our shared experience when it comes to mental and physical health conditions. Lack of understanding around mental health is often highlighted using the analogy of acute physical ailments such as a broken leg or the flu. It can be a useful comparison – […]
Andrew Strong of @ALLIANCEScot reflects on a new model for mental health support that could help break down power imbalances between service users and staff. For a word which is used so often, power is incredibly difficult to define. But as NHS Health Scotland point out in their excellent briefing note on power and health and social […]
A post from our Community Correspondent Emma Goodlad I can’t put into words how glad I am that I decided to become part of the Mind Waves community. The response to my blogs has been overwhelming and it came at just the right time for me. I posted a link to my first blog to my […]
