Mental Health and Social Inclusion: Volume 18 Issue 3

Mental health recovery is social

Sue Holttum

The purpose of this paper is to summarise two 2014 research papers that highlight the role of social interactions and the social world in recovery in the context of mental…

A day in the life of a Peer Support Worker: training day

Emma Watson

– The purpose of this paper is to describe the experience of being a peer support worker: a day providing training for new peer support workers.

Remarkable lives: Andrew Aldred in conversation with Jerome Carson

Jerome Carson, Andrew Aldred

– The purpose of this paper is to offer a profile of Andrew Aldred.

My evolving understanding of recovery

Robyn Lorna Lees

– The purpose of this viewpoint is to discuss a personal account of the author's personal journey of recovery and evolving understanding of recovery.

Creating a recovery focused workforce: supporting staff well-being and valuing the expertise of lived experience

Liz Walker, Rachel Perkins, Julie Repper

The purpose of this paper is to argue that if mental health services are to genuinely support the recovery of those who they serve then recovery principles must permeate all…

Student perspectives: recovery college experience

Sara Meddings, Shannon Guglietti, Hazel Lambe, Diana Byrne

– The purpose of this paper is to explore Recovery College from a student perspective and consider what contributes to making Recovery College effective.

The benefits of peer support: transforming day services in hard times

Elaine Mather

The purpose of this paper is to describe a voluntary sector organisation's work in transforming day services, based on peer support, in the face of major cuts in Local Authority…

Vocational rehabilitation in mental health services: evaluating the work of a social and therapeutic horticulture community interest company

Jon Fieldhouse, Vanessa Parmenter, Alice Hortop

The purpose of this paper is to report on an action inquiry (AI) evaluation of the Natureways project, a time-limited collaboration between an NHS Trust Vocational Service and a…

Challenging discrimination within mental health services: the importance of using lived experience in the work place

Rachel Perkins and Julie Repper