In the run up to the BBC Horizon show – Why did I go Mad? – Rai Waddingham and I headed up to Media City to appear on BBC Breakfast show. We shared some of our experiences about hearing voices, talking about how they have become part of our lives and how we live with them. We talk about the importance of creating spaces where people can engage with their voices and make sense of them.
In November 2017, the University of East London conferred an Honorary Doctorate of Psychology on Jacqui Dillon in recognition of her services to mental health.
You can watch Jacqui’s Honorary Doctorate Graduation here:
Watch my recent talk on Demedicalising Distress in Powys on YouTube.
The Powys Mental Health team invites you to a free conference they are organising in in Llandrindod Wells.
Shaping Services Together.
Everyone welcome, all you need is you to be interested in the questions above. We can provide free transport to you if you live in Powys.
Lunch and refreshments will be available.
Thursday, 19th September 2013, 10:15 a.m – 4:00 p.m. The Pavilion, Spa Road, Llandrindod Wells, Powys LD1 5EY
To Book or find out more call Glynis Luke on 01597 822 191 or email her at pamhinfo@pavo.org.uk or book online here This is your opportunity to debate and communicate directly with national and local decision makers about mental health services.
Our keynote speaker is Jacqui Dillon, writer, campaigner, international speaker and trainer.
English poster here and leaflet here. Welsh poster here and leaflet here
This is one of three conferences across Wales funded and supported by Welsh Government and Public HealtH Wales. The other two are:
These events are part of the Stronger in Partnership initiative, you can find out more about Powys Stronger in Partnership here.
You can download some information about the event here and there is more on our blog here.
Booking for the event is now open – click here.
Jacqui Dillon, the national chair of the Hearing Voices Network in England, discusses the work of the Hearing Voices Movement at the recent conference ‘Presence and Participation: Arguments for the Humanistic and Sustainable Work We Do’ hosted by Carina Håkansson’s Family Care Foundation in Sweden (25-27 April 2013). To listen to Jacqui’s presentation, please click here.
The full conference proceedings are available via live streaming video on MadinAmerica.com.
BBC Breakfast: Jacqui and Rai talking about Hearing Voices on TV18/07/2021 - 8:07 PM
Jasper Gibson & Jacqui Dillon in conversation at AD4E Festival05/05/2021 - 3:37 PM
Jasper Gibson and Jacqui Dillon, In Conversation – Fiction about Psychosis: Impact, ethics, effects05/05/2021 - 2:45 PM