Healthy Minds Forum
The Forum is a space for
people with direct experience of mental-health problems or emotional distress
to share their experiences, have their say about local services and feed into national campaigns.
At previous meetings we have focused on the use of physical restraint, information sharing, access to medical records, media portrayal of mental health and the experiences of parents who use mental-health services. Amongst other things this has resulted in some people who have used services being involved in the group creating policies around physical restraint locally, a radio programme being recorded and broadcast about people's experiences of being a parent who has experienced mental-health problems and postcards being created to challenge negative media portrayal of mental-health problems. For more information please contact Tamsin on tamsin@healthymindscalderdale.co.uk or 01422 345154 |
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Evening meetings take place on the second Monday of every month and daytime meetings take place on the fourth Wednesday of every month.
Evening Meetings Upcoming evening meetings: Monday 14th March 2016 Monday 11th April 2016 Monday 9th May 2016 Time and location of evening meetings: 5.30 - 7.30 pm @Orangebox 1 Blackledge, Halifax HX1 1AF Daytime Meetings Upcoming daytime meetings: Wednesday 24 February 2016 Wednesday 23rd March 2016 Wednesday 27th April 2016 Time and location: 1pm-3pm @Voluntary Action Calderdale Hall Street, Halifax HX1 5AY |
Forum members were asked to contribute to a regional conference on the Crisis Care Concordat in July this year. They made a video, recording their lives over one week and recounting their personal experiences of crisis care.
The conference was covered in our August newsletter and we will update on progress through the Forum. |
Latest News from the Forum
9 February 2015: Healthwatch Calderdale did a question and answer session at the Forum meeting.
12 January 2015: Forum members discussed self-care as part of a focus group for Calderdale Clinical Commissioning Group.
19 November 2014: Forum members contributed to Calderdale Clinical Commissioning Group survey on local health services and priorities. The CCG has just issued feedback results from the survey: view them here.
12 January 2015: Forum members discussed self-care as part of a focus group for Calderdale Clinical Commissioning Group.
19 November 2014: Forum members contributed to Calderdale Clinical Commissioning Group survey on local health services and priorities. The CCG has just issued feedback results from the survey: view them here.