Blog: Taking Responsibility
It’s time to take responsibility. Jane Friswell and Bill Love reflect on placements, secure settings and failing people.
News (Peoples Voices)
Podcast: A Carer's Perspective on the Mental Health White Paper
A Mother, Carer and "Expert by Experience" of the Care and Treatment Review process offers her views
Friends Against Bullies
During lockdown 2020, Tina Freeman, a graphic artist and activist, created Friends Against Bullies – a powerful comic inspired by Elliot Greco’s experiences. In this podcast, Elliot talks with Alice McColl about becoming visually impaired...
NDTi Joins the British Institute of Human Rights in concerns over Emergency Powers in Scotland
NDTi Joins the British Institute of Human Rights in concerns over Emergency Powers in Scotland
Why include Experts by Experience?
At the early stages of projects, I sometimes hear a reluctance from people to include the voices of people with lived experience in work, like it’s a distraction – the idea of coproducing with somebody who hasn’t had their training or education panics some people. But surely the purpose of education or training is to give you the knowledge that people with lived experience are living every day?