The enemy within: People who hear voices in their heads are being encouraged to talk back
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
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Brian Hartnett founder of HVI interview on RTE TV
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…
New Dublin South East Group
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…
Limerick – Mental Health Week
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
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
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 Personal Story
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 Videos
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…
Clonakilty Voices Group Starts
A new group for voice hearers is starting in Clonakilty. See Flyer above.
Brian Hartnett (HVI) Interview on LCCR
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…
The Psychotic and Disorder Manual: A close look at disorders from the vantage point of personal experience
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…
Bantry Hearing Voices Group
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
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…
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HVI & Shine Athlone Hearing Voices Workshop
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 & Shine Tullamore Hearing Voices Workshop
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
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…
Supporting family members of people who experience mental health difficulties
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…
Working with children & adolescents with voice hearing experiences
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…
Unravel: Greg Ralls Book
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…
Kerry HVI Group Starts
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…
Silver Linings Playbook @First Fortnight 2014
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 & HVI – Longford Hearing Voices Workshop
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…
Auditory hallucinations talk in UCC on 5th December
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…
Keynote addresses from Cork conference now available
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…
Marius Romme: Recovery from Hearing Voices
Recovering from voices by changing your relationship with them by Professor Marius Romme Introduction The Roots of Hearing Voices What are the influences of the traditional psychiatric care? Accepting Your Voices and Accepting Yourself How Did These Voice Hearers Manage Read More…
An Inventory of hearing voices groups: A request for your support and participation
12th November 2014 To: National and Regional Hearing Voices Network coordinators, Hearing Voices Group Facilitators and Members Dear Friends, Intervoice requests your support and co-operation in undertaking an inventory of hearing voices groups INTERVOICE would like to ask for your Read More…
Dr. Jim Lucey on Voice Hearing on RTE1 Today Programme with Sean O’Rourke
4th November 2013. Dr. Jim Lucey, Medical Director St. Patrick’s Mental Health Services and Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Trinity College Dublin talks to Sean O’Rourke of RTE 1’s Today programme about voice hearing, Schizophrenia and the clinical psychiatric perspective. Read More…
World Hearing Voices Congress Melbourne November 20-22 November 2013
The world’s most refreshing, creative and hopeful mental health conference is coming to Melbourne this November… we hope you join us! The World Hearing Voices Congress will bring together: people who have learned to understand and live with their voices Read More…
Further Training for Facilitators with Jacqui Dillon
3-Day Hearing Voices Group Facilitation & Network Development Training 6th, 7th and 8th November 2013 – DCU, Dublin 11th, 12th and 13th December 2013 – St Angela’s, Sligo 16th, 17th and 18th December 2013 – NUIG, Galway Facilitator: Jacqui Dillon Read More…