Brent
Mind is running a Hearing Voices group, answering a
local need for of type of service which is gaining increasing
support from both traditional psychiatry and voice hearers
themselves. . Research has shown that groups are effective
in helping people cope with and manage their voice hearing.
Hearing voices Groups
are typically a number of people who share the experience
of hearing voices, coming together to help and support
each other. They can offer an opportunity:
- To talk freely about voices
- To feel accepted
- To be in a safe and non-judgemental atmosphere
- To share coping strategies, information and ideas
- To become less isolated and lonely
- No longer having to deny or keep quiet about the experience
- To feel supported
- Help people to decide to accept responsibility for their mental health.
The group
runs every other Tuesday 2.30pm till 3.30pm
Address:
Brent Mind
379-381 High Road
Willesden
London
NW10 2JR
For
more information please contact: Evelyne Abrahams on
0208 451 3200 or
email Evelyne at: evelyne.abrahams@brentmind.com
The
group is run under the umbrella and according to the
philosophy of the London Hearing Voices Groups Project,
itself part of the Hearing Voices Network. All voice
hearers, whether or not they are Brent residents are
welcome.
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