A new short film by members of the With Us, For Us Lived Experience Group in collaboration with Scottish Recovery Network and VOX (Voices of Experience) has recently been launched. It premiered at the Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival and uses storytelling, photography and artwork to explore different experiences of living with trauma. The group …
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With Us, For Us Project
With Us, For Us provided an opportunity for people living with trauma and/or have been given a diagnosis of personality disorder to share their experiences of accessing services and their ideas for improvement. A Lived Experience Project Group (LEPG) worked with Scottish Recovery Network and VOX Scotland at all stages of the project – designing, …
Peer-led learning and the Difference it Makes
Peer Connects online event from Scottish Recovery Network. Peer Connects is a trio of participatory online events to connect, share and learn with people passionate about the power of peer support. It is an opportunity to look at some of the different ways people use to enhance their confidence, skills and experience through learning in …
Two new guides support people to share their experiences of suicide
These new guides will help people to share and gather lived experiences of suicide in a safe and supported way. Scottish Recovery Network, United to Prevent Suicide & the Suicide Prevention Scotland Lived Experience Panel have worked in partnership to create the following guides. Preparing to share your experiences This resource shares information so that …
Your Experience Counts: Improving self-harm support in Scotland
To learn from the experiences of people affected by self-harm, Scottish Recovery Network held a series of Recovery Conversation Cafés. The cafés were commissioned by Penumbra and brought together a wide range of people. This included people with lived experience, family, friends, carers and organisations that provide support. Feedback from the cafés is outlined in the ‘Your …
