London Hearing Voices
Networking Event
19th February 2012 at 10am-1pm
Mind in Camden Crossfields Centre
8 Fairhazel Gdns, London NW6 3SG
Featuring: Desmond Fisher
The London Hearing Voices Network (LHVN) will be holding a London-wide networking event for group facilitators (past and present), LHVN trainees, and group members who are interested in getting more involved in the network. Colleagues from Voice Collective, the London Hearing Voices Prisons project and the Paranoia Groups are also invited to attend.
This event provides an opportunity to meet other facilitators throughout London, link up with other groups, and share good practice around setting up and sustaining Hearing Voices Groups. Items for discussion include:
- Project News (including the development of the prison project – LVHN are looking for experienced voice-hearer facilitators interested in volunteering to help with these groups)
- Network news (feel free to bring any news items you’d like to share with the network)
- Successes and challenges (feedback from groups around things that have worked well, and things that are difficult. A chance for you to share experiences)
- Problem-solving (a chance to think through common issues that would benefit from deeper thought. This may include anything from keeping hearing voices groups funded and secure in the current climate, to creating a group that encourages people to take ownership of it)
- Featured presentation: Desmond Fisher who ran a hearing voices group at FANON Resource Centre in Merton for many years, will talk and host a discussion: Is cultural difference important in the context of Hearing Voices?
- Networking: Plenty of time to socialise and network with other members of LHVN
The meeting will take place on 19th February 2013, 10am – 1pm, at Mind in Camden Crossfields Centre, 8 Fairhazel Gdns, London, NW6 3SG. As space is limited, please book your place in advance by emailing John Wetherell or calling LHVN on 020 7625 9042 option 3. Be sure to include your name, the group you are attached to (if relevant) and the names of any group members who would like to attend.
For help finding the venue, please see this map.