Adult Mental Health in the Community Update Report 2015

Report - 8 March 2016

In June 2015 Healthwatch Isle of Wight held an engagement event jointly with the Isle of Wight Recovery Partnership.

Summary

The event promoted recovery stories and gave opportunities of participation for people throughout the mental health sector, primarily for people with experience of using mental health services.

The event was a celebration of the stories of people with experience of mental health services, and demonstrated how sharing these can form a basis of peer support. This is in keeping with te Recovery Model where education is a primary concept alongside treatment. A key idea is that people become 'experts by experience' in managing all aspects of their own lives, with a mental health condition being one part of this.

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Adult Mental Health Services in the Community Update Report 2015

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