Involving Service Users’ Stories in developing mental health services: the process of capturing , enabling and supporting service users’ expertise and experiences

Pat Atkinson, Colin Belanger-Jones, Gill Colerick, Pam Herd, Andre Hutchinson & Meriel Richards

A Ripple Effect.....“the spreading pervasive and usually unintentional

effect or influence”

Reflection

One Track....

'When you lose your whole self, that's when you've lost everything'

THIS IS MY.. ‘SELF’

Meriel’s jigsaw.......

“You need to listen to people and not to hearsay..and not just pass it off as all these

labels they put on people”

Pam

Gill

“So I’m aware of the things I can achieve..”

Colin

Helen“I thought I was worth

nothing…”

A New Dawn?.... “I think..as long as they make

room for the personal touch..”