December 10 is Human Rights Day: the anniversary of the adoption of the universal declaration on human rights. Nearly seven decades later, people with lived experience of mental health problems are still having to fight to have their human rights recognised. This year, in Scotland, we have an opportunity to contribute to an exciting means […]
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A whistlestop tour of #rightsforlife
If you’re interested in mental health and rights, there’s only been one place to be this week: the Rights for Life Conference in Glasgow. There are around 250 delegates, but double that number registered in the hope of attending. That’s mean there’s been loads of activity online, which is pretty exciting for us. Here’s an […]
Rights for Life: this year’s big event in Scotland for #mentalhealth
The Scottish Recovery Network, See Me and Voices Of eXperience have now opened registration for Rights for Life: Supporting Recovery and Ending Discrimination. Rights for Life is a landmark national conference being held in Glasgow over two days on 2-3 June 2015, with a simultaneous online programme for those who can’t attend in person. It […]