Mental Health and Social Inclusion: Volume 19 Issue 2

Students, inclusion, help-seeking and compassionate caring

Sue Holttum

The purpose of this paper is to focus on students, trainee nurses, early career psychologists, and other mental health professionals and their response to mental distress or the…

A day in the life of a peer support worker: the ward reviews

Emma Watson

– The purpose of this paper is to share the experiences and reflections of a Peer Support Worker over the course of a day working within mental health services.

Remarkable lives: Rachel Taylor in conversation with Jerome Carson

Rachel Taylor, Jerome Carson

– The purpose of this paper is to provide a profile of Rachel Taylor.

Developing guidelines for sharing lived experience of staff in health and social care

Philip Morgan, Jackie Lawson

Since 2010, Dorset HealthCare University NHS Trust has been running a Hidden Talents project seeking to better understand how mental health services can value the lived experience…

Recovery-focussed leadership in the NHS

Jane McLean

– The purpose of this paper is to explore the leadership qualities and behaviours required to support recovery-focussed practice in mental health.

A point of view: it’s time to stop neglecting community mental health teams

Flippa Watkeys, Suzanne Morton

The purpose of this paper is to argue that recent attention has been focused on inpatient services at the expense of community mental health teams and that it is time to redress…

Madness Made Me: A Memoir

Liz Sayce

Improving Mental Health through Social Support: Building positive and Empowering Relationships

Julie Repper

Recovery is possible for everyone?

Rachel Perkins, Julie Repper