Remarkable lives: Shaun Hunt in conversation with Jerome Carson
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to provide a profile of Shaun Hunt.
Design/methodology/approach
Shaun provides a short biographical description of his life. Shaun is then interviewed by Jerome.
Findings
Shaun tells us about the long journey of recovery that he has made to the point where he is now a University Lecturer.
Research limitations/implications
In large group studies the individual gets lost in statistical tables and the lived experience is absent. Single case studies provide us with stories to nurture and encourage us all.
Practical implications
Shaun says that we often miss the obvious question in our interactions with people with lived experience. “What happened to you?” seems a simple but telling conversation opener.
Social implications
As Shaun says there are some amazing people who work in mental health services, but they are the ones who spoke to him and not to a “schizophrenic”.
Originality/value
As Shaun also says, “Never, ever give up hope, no matter how dark and bad things become, there is always a way back”.
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Citation
Hunt, S. and Carson, J. (2017), "Remarkable lives: Shaun Hunt in conversation with Jerome Carson", Mental Health and Social Inclusion, Vol. 21 No. 2, pp. 80-85. https://doi.org/10.1108/MHSI-01-2017-0003
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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