Sane is celebrating its 25th anniversary this month and, to mark the occasion, it will be continuing the fight to beat the taboos surrounding mental illness by producing larger-than-lifesize sculptures of dogs that its founder and chief executive, Marjorie Wallace, hopes will be sponsored by companies, schools and individuals and put in prominent positions up and down the country.
Category Archives: mental health
What is it like to hear voices?
Hearing Voices
Mental health professionals usually define hearing voices as a symptom of medical illness. Many people who hear voices are able to live with them and may consider them a positive part of their lives. Many people hear voices but never find them a problem or need to seek help from mental health services.
The shadow of the black dog touches us all, but it is possible to master mental illness
Celebrities back ‘black dog’ campaign to defeat depression
Mental health charity SANE plans sculptures across the country to raise awareness of ‘forgotten illness’
Well-known impressionist Rory Bremner suffers from depression
First coined by the Roman poet Horace and later adopted by Winston Churchill to describe his own depression, the metaphor of the “black dog” has been used for centuries. Now a mental health charity has reclaimed the expression and wants to bring it to a plinth near you.
Workshops for mental health service users and carers
Workshops for mental health service users and carers
Date Posted: 23/Jul/2011 19:32
By: John Gregory
Crossroads Caring For Carers is just one of the charities involved in the event
WORKSHOP sessions for mental health service users and their carers will take place at the iMuseum in Douglas next month.
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