A Life in the Day: Volume 2 Issue 4
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Adventures With Social Firms in Spain
Annette HamiltonA year ago, Annette Hamilton left Network Arts in Lewisham to manage a social firm development programme in Spain. She is bilingual and, in addition to working in mental health…
Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment in Germany: Principles, Practice and Evaluation
Christiane Haerlin, Alfred MeierThis paper was presented to the 6th European Congress on Research in Rehabilitation, 31 May‐4 June 1998 in Berlin. It reflects the fact that, in Germany, there is a more…
Workschemes, Social Enterprises and Co‐operatives in Greece
Maria Fafalios‐DragonasA large part of this paper is based on a presentation by Maria Fafalios‐Dragonas at the International Conference on Developmental/Intellectual Disabilities, ‘Bridging the…
Mental Health Forward Thinking: Maintaining a Healthy Lifestyle
‘A day in the life’ in this issue is by a group of friends who attend Minders, a social services day centre in Bournemouth. Heather has known Wendy and Jonathan for seven years…
Community Pathways: A Joint Black Country Mental Health Trust and Sandwell College Project to Encourage Participation in Education
Tracey Austin, Liam DolanWe plan to include in each future issue something on opportunities in education. This time, Tracey Austin and Liam Dolan write about an unusual partnership between a college and a…
Helping Users and Survivors to Tell Their Own Stories
Clare JefferyHow often have you felt angry about media representations of mental health service users? How many letters have you written about the way stories in the media distort and…
Three User‐Led Initiatives
Adam PoznerIn this issue, we profile three very different user‐led initiatives: a thriving user forum in Kent (FURST) involved in a wide range of local activities; the European Network of…
Italians Impressed by UK Co‐operatives
David ParkerFrom time to time, A life in the day will include snippets of information about events or new initiatives which we think may inspire our readers to find out more. In this issue is…