[PDF] Top 20 Remarkable Lives: Christopher Fox in conversation with Jerome Carson

... Christopher: I think that there is a monumental amount of stress placed on mental health services in this country; monetary and physically. We have an extraordinary amount of people that suffer from mental health ... See full document

... Spencer: Yes, the mental health professional that has inspired me the most is Lyn Cotterill. She worked as a Community Psychiatric Nurse (CPN) for the Early Intervention Team in Tameside. She was my CPN at the time and ... See full document

... Jerome: What are your views on the use of medication for mental health problems? Ben: When I was admitted to an inpatient unit, the first thing they did was put me on anti-depressants and anti-psychotics. At ... See full document

... I first met Charlotte a few months before her breakdown. Since then we have continued to meet on a monthly basis and she is hoping to return to University in September this year. She is one of those people that you come ... See full document

... Caitlin. Stories are clearly important—we can’t help but shape narrative whenever we meet, talk and write. Stories have helped us to make sense of who we are for centuries. But my experience of psychiatric intervention ... See full document

... A year after his death I moved to Brighton, I wanted to get away from where everyone knew me, and knew what had happened. I got a job, bought a flat and tried to move on with my life. But I hadn’t dealt with his death, ... See full document

... When I was a teenager – roughly thirteen or fourteen – my dad’s alcoholism got worse, as did his depression. I never judged him, I just loved him more. Already at that age, I understood the way he felt. I knew how it ... See full document

... Keywords: Resilience, Diversity, Cerebral palsy, Culture, Education, Stress.[r] ... See full document

... As a result of his Army experience, Andrew believes in avoiding war at all costs, and that political solutions are always better than soldiers being ordered to fight for their countries. Andrew considers himself lucky to ... See full document

... Social implications – As Shaun says there are some amazing people who work in mental health services, but they are the ones who spoke to him and not to a “schizophrenic.”.. Originality[r] ... See full document

... Jerome: Have you been inspired by any mental health professionals you have come across? Laura: There have been professionals that I have admired. A doctor I saw every couple of days ensured he did his upmost to ... See full document

... Rachel: I use to facilitate a behavioural change programme with offenders, those individuals impressed me. The life stories that they had were often heart-breakingly harrowing, filled with abuse, neglect, violence, pain ... See full document

... I have known Patsy for three years. Over that time I have read and marked several of her essays. Sometimes that is how I get to know our students, through how they express themselves in their assignments. This often ... See full document

... A book I co-edited some years ago (Davies et al, 2011), tells the story of a number of recovery heroes, past and present. All the people in that book have had remarkable lives, rather like Chanell in this ... See full document

... Mental Health and Social Inclusion Jerome: What does the concept of hope mean for you? Jana: It is interesting that you ask about this concept particularly. Before, hope used to be something very vague to me; ... See full document

... Mental Health and Social Inclusion Jen: I’m in no doubt that medication is very important in helping me to manage my symptoms, in combination with talking therapy. Insomnia is both a sy[r] ... See full document

... Clare: I’d like to see it move from a medical model and for it to become much less expert = patient and much more human+human trying to find our way through it all together. Most people I meet within the mental health ... See full document

... This series has brought me into contact with many remarkable people, all of whom have shared their own stories of recovery and growth. Each person has an impact on the wider world in a different way. I find myself ... See full document

... Jerome: How do you think mental health services can best help promote recovery, which is. said to be the goal of many services[r] ... See full document

... Shelley: Having children has played a big part in helping me to cope with my mental health problems as they are always at the forefront of my mind when I am feeling down, that I need to pick myself up and get through it ... See full document