Tag Lived Experience

Ex-patient workers with Stockholm Syndrome

Ex-patients of the mental health system logically never wish to return. Some do return forcibly or willingly as patients again – victims of the revolving door of an unhealthy system. There are some people who willingly return to psychiatric wards… Continue Reading →

Ex-Patient (Peer) Workers

Former or even ongoing mental health patients are a huge asset to learn from to improve our systems. Survivors of inpatient and outpatient mental health care are best placed to understand the strengths and challenges of these systems. This can… Continue Reading →

The Heart of the Matter

Patients should be at the heart of everything in healthcare. Mental health patients are seen by many systems as the product – a broken piece of glassware in their shiny factories that need either to be pieced together or swept… Continue Reading →

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