Take a look at the Christmas issue of the The Haven Newsletter. Page 2 is a celebration of achievements for many different Haven clients over the past year; on page 3 the Newsletter has up-to-the-minute news about fundraising for The Haven Social Inclusion Unit and also details about the artwork and photographs for sale on [...]
An action packed day awaits the 150 delegates* attending Emergence’s first Open Day on Friday July 8. The day will start with a keynote presentation from Meredith Vivian OBE, Emergence’s newest recruit. For many years Meredith was Deputy Director of Mental Health Care Pathways at the Department of Health. This will be followed with a [...]
Emergence, the national service user-led organisation which support everyone affected by personality disorder, is holding its first ever Open Day on July 8. The day is for anyone interested in becoming involved with Emergence, finding out about the work they do, looking for new employment opportunities or interested in exploring how the organisation can support [...]
Understanding different types of emotional distress: an important area of mental health that is getting increasingly recognised is the way people express various forms of emotional distress. It can cause various behaviours: People harm themselves, for example by cutting their arms Drinking unsafe amounts of alcohol Taking illegal drugs regularly, excessively or irresponsibly Misusing prescribed [...]
The British and Irish Group for the Study of Personality Disorder (BIGSPD) is holding its 11th Annual Conference from March 23-25, 2011 at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford University. Registration is now open. Formed in 2000, BIGSPD is a focus for academic and professional networking in the field of personality disorder. The two-day conference is already [...]
‘Creative Personalities’ – Yorkshire and Humber, a joint project between personality disorder (PD) service-user group Emergence and Leeds-based mental health charity Community Links, has been this week shortlisted for a Society Guardian Public Services Award (customer service category). http://www.guardian.co.uk/publicservicesawards/shortlist-2010 The project brings together people affected by PD in Yorkshire and Humber and enables anyone with [...]
The Pathway Development Service will be holding the 5th Yorkshire and Humber Regional Learning Network on Tuesday 16 November 2010 in the Calderdale/ Kirklees area of West Yorkshire. The event is free and is open to service users, carers and workers who are affected by or have an interest in Personality Disorder. The day will [...]
The partnership, between NHS Choices and Patient Opinion, means service users, carers and their families can share stories and leave feedback on the mental health care they have received.
Over 250 people came together at the International Convention Centre, Birmingham, today to celebrate developments in the personality disorder field at the 1st National Personality Disorder Congress. Download presentations from day one.
The First National PD Congress will be held on Thursday 19 – Friday 20 November 2009 at the International Convention Centre, Birmingham. The Congress will bring together service users, clinicians, commissioners, policy makers and managers from community and forensic services and networks for two days of educational, thought-provoking, artistic and inspirational activity.