Not Alone Collective

Grassroots art collective creating a mental health revolution ✊

OUR RESEARCH:

[Not Alone Collective @Not_Alone_Co]

BACK TO BASICS // REPORT

We ran a survey about negative experiences with mental health services based on a domestic violence checklist.

We hope the resulting Adverse Behaviours in Clinicians (ABC-11) checklist will help decrease harm & improve outcomes.

https://t.co/B35d3xpTct

[Asylum Magazine @AsylumMagUK]

'We used a domestic violence resource which identifies harmful interpersonal behaviours in relationships. It described how we'd often felt treated by mental health practitioners & we wanted to see if other people had a similar experience'.
https://t.co/OFvVh5wuva

[First Do No Harm @FirstD0N0Harm]

‘[…] it is crucial to recognise that vulnerable people relying on mental health services are at significant risk of harm due to adverse practitioner behaviours.’

Important work by @Not_Alone_Co

[Asylum Magazine @AsylumMagUK]

Check out free sample articles from our latest issue

Don't panic, organise! by Rick Burgess @GMCDP @RITB_
Back to basics by @Not_Alone_Co
Book review by @HSpandler
https://t.co/a5ECOBQNUb

[Asylum Magazine @AsylumMagUK]

🧵Summer issue of Asylum Magazine 31.2 is out now!
🌞 Front cover art by Doll

Articles by @Not_Alone_Co @JanineBooth @emoatypwarrior @TenPercent Leo Fitzsimons, Joseph Conway, John Herbert, Alastair Boocock, Julia Macintosh, Peter Brown, Jill Anderson & Google Bard

[Not Alone Collective @Not_Alone_Co]

Thank you @EliKLew. This means so much to us. Honoured to share space in @AsylumMagUK with you - Your art is ace and 100% spot on!

Solidarity ✊

[Eli @EliKLew]

Just received a contributor email from @AsylumMagUK since my art has been used again in the upcoming issue. This time paired with a very good article about the not alone collective who have done fantastic work researching abuse in mental health settings.

[Not Alone Collective @Not_Alone_Co]

Any feedback about our research is welcome:
https://t.co/A5bTapVa1P

#Revolution #MentalHealth #MentalHealthServices #SuicidePrevention #TraumaInformed #Neurodiversity #IatrogenicHarm #DisabilityRights #LivedExperience #ServiceUser #CriticalPsychology #MadStudies #ServiceDesign

[Not Alone Collective @Not_Alone_Co]

BACK TO BASICS // REPORT

We ran a survey about negative experiences with mental health services based on a domestic violence checklist.

We hope the resulting Adverse Behaviours in Clinicians (ABC-11) checklist will help decrease harm & improve outcomes.

https://t.co/B35d3xpTct

[Not Alone Collective @Not_Alone_Co]

TRUTH TO POWER // EXHIBITION

Our exhibition is now available online: https://t.co/H4XYWbymt5

Part of the Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival 2023 with the theme of 'revolution' ✊

[Not Alone Collective @Not_Alone_Co]

It was awesome to be involved in the Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival alongside so many other fantastic artists and activists - thank you so much to @MH_arts!

Our 'Truth to Power' exhibition has been extended so you can still visit us at @SummerleeMuseum

✊

#SMHAF23

[Not Alone Collective @Not_Alone_Co]

📢 ONE WEEK LEFT 📢

Submit your art, stories & more to the "Revolution" zine by 22nd October

https://t.co/JeflcjRbBF

✊

#zine #mentalhealth #systemchange #socialchange #madtwitter #madstudies #disabilitytwitter #livedexperience #mentalhealtharts #smhaf23 #humanrights @MH_arts

[Not Alone Collective @Not_Alone_Co]

@psychmag I think the line you have chosen to highlight doesn't quite convey the real message and encourages people to bury their head in the sand.

"I’m not advocating censorship. I’m not advocating that people avoid the news"
~ Dr Silver

[Summerlee Museum @SummerleeMuseum]

The Truth to Power exhibition explores how the mental health industry has been used to maintain societal norms rather than challenge the status quo so everyone can lead healthy, meaningful and fulfilled lives.

At Summerlee Museum until 22 Oct.

More info: https://t.co/9LI6BC1nwq

[Not Alone Collective @Not_Alone_Co]

@InchOrInfinity ✉️ We sent a letter asking those with the power to create change to make mental wellbeing & support accessible to all: https://t.co/KvnW0szd7O

🎨 And our 'Truth to Power' exhibition incl. human rights broken by ableism, bigotry, class & dogma in society & mental health services

[Not Alone Collective @Not_Alone_Co]

A series of pieces in our current 'Truth To Power' exhibition call out the Universal Declaration of #HumanRights Articles that are being broken by #Ableism, #Bigotry, #Class and #Dogma being present within our society and #MentalHealth services

@SummerleeMuseum @MH_Arts #SMHAF23

[Not Alone Collective @Not_Alone_Co]

For #WorldMentalHealthDay we sent a letter asking those with the power to create change to make #MentalHealth accessible to all.

✉️ Read our letter: https://t.co/NJLGYyXs2E

Breaking #HumanRights with our current attitudes & approaches to mental health
=
Breaking lives

#WMHD23

[Not Alone Collective @Not_Alone_Co]

✉️ Read our #WorldMentalHealthDay letter in full: https://t.co/NJLGYyXs2E

✊ Join the revolution calling for social and mental health system change:
📝 Take our survey - https://t.co/hmOJSgsdq4
📕 Submit to the zine - https://t.co/KiW7tcMjl0

@MH_Arts @MHFScot #WMHD23 #SMHAF23

[Not Alone Collective @Not_Alone_Co]

It's the final day of #ChallengePovertyWeek

We're highlighting the impact of 'austerity ailments' - #MentalHealth is not an individual problem that exists in isolation from social factors that require political solutions.

#ChallengePoverty #austerity #dwpdeaths #humanrights

[Emily♡ @ItsEmilyKaty]

I asked autistic people and ADHDers what they find hard about therapy and what adjustments would help. Out of over 800 responses, these were the most common replies and themes.👇🏻

[Not Alone Collective @Not_Alone_Co]

Thank you to @rrowanolive, @aiws6 and Common Threads Press for letting us display their valuable zines 💕

We hope @Dear_GP don't mind we included theirs too!

Also shown is our fantastic current read: Mad World - The Politics of Mental Health by @micha_frazer

[Not Alone Collective @Not_Alone_Co]

Central to our 'Truth to Power' exhibition is a space for reading, creating and reflecting

❤️📖💭✍️✊

#smhaf23 @mh_arts #mentalhealtharts #humanrights #disabilityrights #systemchange #neurodiversity #autism #madstudies #madtwitter #rightsnotcharity #nothingaboutuswithoutus