TogetherMentalHealth

Together for Mental Wellbeing is a national charity supporting people with mental health issues.

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Article features informative #LivedExperience from Hollie Sharman on living with #Anxiety around her health & how that impacts her #MentalHealth having received a diagnosis explaining how that manifests & coping strategies she has learned that help her https://t.co/AnuAhndUgV

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Article has unguarded #LivedExperience by Sarah Zurub on struggling with #Anorexia when she was younger explaining how that impacted her #MentalHealth & how ice skating as a hobby helped her cope. She's as a doctor to help others now & has trekked in China https://t.co/YalIr4dimr

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Our Henry Hawkins Lecture & Celebration is today. With a focus on our theme for the year of #ValuingLivedExperience through 2 keynote speakers & an exhibition of pieces expressing #LivedExperience. Attending in person is limited now but watch online at https://t.co/HJHeOjNaip

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CW: Discussion of suicidal thoughts

Journalist Ellen Scott shares unguarded & honest #LivedExperience of living with #Depression & how that impacts her #MentalHealth describing struggling with self-criticism, motivation & suicidal thoughts & how she copes https://t.co/8Mi9EQIrTB

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Article features open #LivedExperience from Luke Walter who was the victim of a robbery where her was threatened with a gun & a knife describing the effect that had on his #MentalHealth coping with #PTSD & explaining how that effects him & support he's had https://t.co/s73qo6qLSw

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Report looks at use of AI video monitoring of people in NHS trusts when receiving #MentalHealth support with #LivedExperience from a person who worked there & then accessed support & requested for that to be turned off with questions on ethics & safety https://t.co/fpJgL52E3F

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Our Henry Hawkins Lecture is next week on Weds 21 Oct at Coin Street Neighbourhood Centre in London, book a free place now while still available. Our #LivedExperienceNetwork guided the agenda around our #ValuingLivedExperience theme. Book at https://t.co/NzpxG7ZFdu

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The Henry Hawkins Lecture & Celebration is also available to watch via a live stream if you are unable to attend in person. To sign up to view the live stream go to https://t.co/HJHeOjNI7X

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Considered & nuanced piece by reporter John Harris on implications of the Fonagy report on overdiagnosis & how young people face issues now that impact their #MentalHealth seeking to learn from the #LivedExperiences & seeking to understand neurodiversity https://t.co/bsClkykWQZ

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Article features #LivedExperience from 2 people on having received a diagnosis of #Bipolar & how that impacts their #MentalHealth having been misdiagnosed with #Depression previously & describing how they have developed coping mechanisms that help wit that https://t.co/Bnb6chth3L

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Continuing our #WorldMentalHealthDay coverage & theme of #ValuingLivedExperience were sharing a poem by #LivedExperienceNetwork member Catkin Foster that focusses on her #MentalHealth #LivedExperience plus an interview on how she finds the creative process https://t.co/JvAtjCKUoJ

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This video is a taster of what Chris will exhibit at our Henry Hawkins Lecture & Celebration on 21 October. Prior to that he answered questions on how he found the process of creating a piece based on his own #LivedExperience & you can read that fully at https://t.co/CbkXindVmV

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For #WorldMentalHealthDay & our #ValuingLivedExperience theme we're sharing pieces by #LivedExperienceNetwork members. Chris Frederick reads from 'Speak Black Man' in these clips from the chapter titled 'Turning the Tide-Breaking Cycles' on his own #MentalHealth #LivedExperience

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Tomorrow is #WorldMentalHealthDay & we're continuing #ValuingLivedExperience theme. We'll be sharing pieces by members of our #LivedExperienceNetwork that will be featured at our Henry Hawkins Lecture on 21 October, you can read about that & register at https://t.co/6nq9BkKSxR

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Article looks at new research that takes in people's #LivedExperience around how huge recent events like Covid, wars & fluctuations in the economy caused by the mini-budget have impacted the #MentalHealth of the population with more people seeking support https://t.co/I1H57l18Fv

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Report looks at controversial issue of the use of AI camera systems to monitor people in #MentalHealth facilities & whether it should be used. Includes some input from people with #LivedExperience which should be a priority in review for their perspective https://t.co/JZvaaeQ2xp

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Thoughtful piece on #Lonliness young people are feeling in modern society with social media & online learning being factors with #LivedExerience from people on how feelings of isolation impact #MentalHealth & why connection shouldn't be a 'nice to have' https://t.co/0G9IxVfitd

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Our unique approach to working alongside people with #MentalHealth #LivedExperience has evolved over the years & informed the design of our services. #ServiceUserLeadership means giving people choice & agency in leading decisions around their own care. https://t.co/QtWgNN5y7Q