The Launch of a National Network The Hearing Voices Network Ireland (HVNI) invites you to its National launch on Friday 17th April 2015, 1.30 pm-4.30pm, at the School of Nursing and Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin, 24 D’Olier Street, Dublin 2. Read More…
Teresa Nevard, a Trainee Clinical Psychologist from UEA is currently carrying out a study into hearing voices and has asked us if we would publicise it on her behalf. She is particularly interested in people’s relationship with the voices that Read More…
ONE-DAY HEARING VOICES AWARENESS TRAINING Dates: 6 or 7 July 2015. Venue: School of Nursing and Midwifery, Brookfield Health Sciences Complex, University College Cork. To apply email h.gijbels@ucc.ie specifying name and date. Hosted by the School of Nursing and Midwifery, Read More…
LONGFORD HEARING VOICES GROUP As a result of training carried out by HVI and Shine in the Midlands in 2014 a Hearing Voices Group has been set up in Longford. They had their first meeting in January 2015. This Peer Support Read More…
Outsider Art with Brent Pope Brent Pope is best known for his rugby punditry on RTÉ yet another deep rooted passion of his is “Outsider Art” – This is a term coined to describe art made by people with no Read More…
The enemy within: People who hear voices in their heads are being encouraged to talk back See full article in todays Independant by clicking HERE
Brian Hartnett of Hearing Voices Ireland (HVI) interviewed by Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh as part of The Moment Of Truth TV series on RTE. Brian tells his story of how he developed a voice hearing experience as a result of experimenting Read More…
We would like to let you know about a new support group running in Dublin South East for people who hear voices. The group aims to provide a safe space to talk about visions and voices, to promote acceptance, validation Read More…
As part of Mental Health Week (October 5th – 12th) Limerick Mental Health Association have invited Brian Hartnett, founder of Hearing Voices Ireland, to speak about hearing voices and schizophrenia at the Absolute Hotel, Sir Harry’s Mall, 7.30 – 9pm Read More…
DONEGAL VOICES GROUP STARTS The group aims to offer a safe place for people to feel accepted and comfortable sharing their experiences of voices, visions, tactile sensations and other unusual experiences and perceptions. People will meet together to help and Read More…
The Shamanic View of Mental Illness In the shamanic view, mental illness signals “the birth of a healer,” explains Malidoma Patrice Somé. Thus, mental disorders are spiritual emergencies, spiritual crises, and need to be regarded as such to aid the Read More…
JOHN K: Hearing Voices – My story Everyone has a story, my story is just that – my story – different in that it is unique to me, the same in that everyone has a story to tell. I’m 53 Read More…
Daniel Mackler has just released all his excellent documentaries onto you tube. This is from his website http://wildtruth.net/ My name is Daniel Mackler and I am a filmmaker, writer, and musician based in New York City. I also worked for ten years as a psychotherapist Read More…
A new group for voice hearers is starting in Clonakilty. See Flyer above.
Brian Hartnett founded Hearing Voices Ireland (HVI) in 2006. In this interview on Limerick City Community Radio (LCCR) Brian talks about HVI and his viewpoint on hearing voices. Listen HERE Brian also has a music show on LCCR every Saturday Read More…
Owen Finnegan has gone through the mill so to speak and is now able to explain coherently and in great detail what it is like to suffer from a range of symptoms and disorders like Anxiety, Mild Depression, Severe Depression, Read More…
There is a hearing voices group running in Bantry, West Cork since the start of March 2014. It runs from 3.30pm to 5pm on Wednesdays in ‘Cois Cuan’ building. The group is facilitated by Shaun (psychologist) and two colleagues, Rory Read More…
Hearing Voices in Childhood & Adolescence Helping Young People Who Hear Voices Reclaim Their Lives Monday 14 April 2014 from 6.30 – 8.00 in Boole 4, UCC A Public Talk by Rachel Waddingham, Project Manager at Mind in Camden’s Voice Read More…
HVI in partnership with Shine are running a series of workshops for voice hearers, supporters and workers around Ireland in 2014. See details below about the upcoming workshop in Athlone on March 13th. See here for poster ATHLONE HEARING VOICES WORKSHOP Read More…
HVI in partnership with Shine are running a series of workshops for voice hearers, supporters and workers around Ireland in 2014 starting in Tullamore on Thursday 6th March. See here for poster TULLAMORE HEARING VOICES WORKSHOP POSTER Here for programme TULLAMORE HEARING Read More…
Tell us what you think about the mental health services Do you use mental health services or are you significantly involved in the life of someone who does? Do you have something to say about your experience that you want the people who Read More…
The FRIENDS project are running two free workshops in Clare and Limerick for family members of people who experience mental health difficulties. An opportunity for relatives of people who experience mental health difficulties to come together to practice self-care and Read More…
The Irish Institute of Mental Health Nursing, in conjunction with the HSE Nursing and Midwifery Practice Development Unit, are organising two workshops focusing on working with young people with voice hearing experiences. The workshops are facilitated by Rachel Waddingham from Read More…
To Unwell and Back In his late 20s, Greg Ralls became mentally ill and experienced first-episode psychosis. He reported a suspected homicide to police and was straightjacketed and made an involuntary patient in a locked ward of Graylands Psychiatric Hospital. Read More…
Would you like to talk to other people who hear voices? There is a new group apart of Hearing Voices Ireland starting soon in Tralee. This is a self-help group that meets weekly where people can come together to support Read More…
The First Fortnight Festival returns for the first 2 weeks of 2014 to stage another ground-breaking programme of mental health-themed arts events aimed at sparking conversation and challenging stigma. See Change is delighted to be a part of it once again along Read More…
Shine & Hearing Voices Ireland Present HEARING VOICES WORKSHOP December 18th Longford Arms Hotel Longford Living with voices Working with people who hear voices Personal story Q&A session The workshop is open to voice hearers and people who support them, Read More…
The School of Nursing and Midwifery and The School of Applied Social Studies University College Cork Thursday 5th December, 2013 2:00 – 4.00 pm Venue: G.04 Brookfield Health Sciences Complex Title: Hearing voices: The histories, causes and meanings of auditory verbal Read More…
MEANINGS OF MADNESS; CRITICAL AND CREATIVE PERSPECTIVES Brookfield Health Sciences Complex, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland. Links to keynote addresses given at all the Cork Critical Voices Network Ireland conferences from 2011 to 2013 are available on the CVNI website Read More…