HOAX Using Artwork & Media To Tackle Stigma In Mental Health
For years the general public has been fed a negative view of psychosis and other mental health difficulties. This is usually thanks to language and imagery conjured by the media, be it advertising, articles or TV. These societal misrepresentations result in individuals who experience mental health difficulties…...
Dr David Shiers Receives An OBE Award
On February 10th David received an OBE for his services to vulnerable people, in particular those experiencing severe mental illness. Celebrating in Buckingham Palace with his wife, daughter Mary and two daughters-in-law provided a surreal contrast to 21 years previously when they faced a very different British…...
Challenging the Stigma Of Psychosis Conference 2016
Greater Manchester Mental Health Trust and the Psychosis Research Unit have been provisionally selected to be involved in a trial of virtual reality (VR) therapy alongside four other locations – Oxford, Nottingham, Bristol and Newcastle. The gameChange project @gameChangeVR brings together a team of 15…...