Tag: Hearing Voices Network
Story of Debra Lampshire
Debra has heard voices since childhood and spent several decades in Mental Institutions She discovered a way of getting her voices under control and reclaimed her life, leaving mental health services behind. Her approach has now been adopted by mainstream Mental Health Services in New Zealand.
Presentation by Ed Herzog from the Bay Area Hearing Voices Network
When: Tuesday November 3 2015, 6:30-8pm
Where: PSYCHIATRY AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES CLINIC, CONFERENCE ROOM 1206, 401 QUARRY ROAD, STANFORD, CA
Bio. Ed Herzog is one of the co-founders of the Bay Area Hearing Voices Network and currently the board treasurer. He lives in Berkeley and has been a documentary filmmaker for 30 years, working primarily in the labor movement. He is on the NAMI East Bay Board of Directors and facilitates a monthly support group for family members whose loved ones hear voices and special messages and experience alternative realities. The group also explores alternatives to the medical model of mental health treatment.
Description. Ed Herzog will share his personal experiences as the co-founder of the Bay Area Hearing Voices Network and as a parent who has a son hearing voices. He will focus on the practical training needed to start and facilitate a Hearing Voices Family Support Group.
This event is free to the public. RSVP to confirm your seat. Please email southbayprojectresource@gmail.com including your name and number of people attending the event.
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