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Having A VoiceHaving A VoiceService user involvementService user involvement
Tom Mclean – Service Development Manager
Tony Willis – Constitutional Adviser
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Today’s sessionToday’s session
Introductions - Tom and TonyIntroductions - Tom and Tony Having A Voice Having A Voice Service user involvement at HAV-Service user involvement at HAV-
DVDDVD Any questions or comments?Any questions or comments? Contact details and linksContact details and links
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What is Having A Voice?What is Having A Voice?
Having A Voice is a voluntary sector Having A Voice is a voluntary sector mental health organisation based in mental health organisation based in East Manchester. East Manchester.
It is open to anyone aged 18 and over, It is open to anyone aged 18 and over, in Manchester and surrounding areas. in Manchester and surrounding areas.
People reach HAV in a number of ways – People reach HAV in a number of ways – through word of mouth, self-referral or through word of mouth, self-referral or sign-posting by services.sign-posting by services.
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What is Having A Voice?What is Having A Voice?
Having A Voice is a membership Having A Voice is a membership organisation managed by users, or ex-organisation managed by users, or ex-users of mental health services.users of mental health services.
Currently, 5 staff are employed, most of Currently, 5 staff are employed, most of whom are users or ex-users of services.whom are users or ex-users of services.
HAV is an independent project, and is HAV is an independent project, and is funded through a number of different funded through a number of different grants.grants.
HAV has been running for 17 years.HAV has been running for 17 years.
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HAV, recovery and social inclusion – HAV, recovery and social inclusion – what we do:what we do:
A drop-in (peer support) A drop-in (peer support) 1:1 counselling1:1 counselling recovery courses (workshops)recovery courses (workshops) Opportunities – involvement – volunteering etc…Opportunities – involvement – volunteering etc… Media project – produce films to raise awarenessMedia project – produce films to raise awareness Advice (welfare rights etc)Advice (welfare rights etc) Encourage – support… self-advocacyEncourage – support… self-advocacy Training to outside agencies – students etc…Training to outside agencies – students etc… Social activitiesSocial activities
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What sort of user involvement?What sort of user involvement?
User led, User runUser led, User run Therefore: Therefore: 'user-centred user 'user-centred user
involvement' involvement' as opposed to as opposed to 'management-centred user involvement‘'management-centred user involvement‘
ManagementManagement CCommittee ommittee come come from from membershipmembership
Members are or have been users of Members are or have been users of mental health servicesmental health services
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Involvement in what?Involvement in what?
As workersAs workers As membersAs members As management committeeAs management committee As volunteersAs volunteers As representatives e.g. LITAs representatives e.g. LIT Delivering/facilitating servicesDelivering/facilitating services
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As workersAs workers::
Most workers are or have been Most workers are or have been service usersservice users
Sometimes this has been a Sometimes this has been a requirement of the job’s ‘person requirement of the job’s ‘person spec’spec’
Strong and meaningful Strong and meaningful involvement through employmentinvolvement through employment
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As membersAs members
Members have a stake in the Members have a stake in the organisation organisation
Members can put themselves Members can put themselves forward for Management forward for Management CommitteeCommittee
Members can vote at AGM and Members can vote at AGM and other meetingsother meetings
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As management committeeAs management committee
Management Committee is the Management Committee is the governing body of HAVgoverning body of HAV
They decide priorities and direction They decide priorities and direction of HAVof HAV
They employ paid workers to carry They employ paid workers to carry out certain functionsout certain functions
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As volunteersAs volunteers
Volunteers important to HAV: formal Volunteers important to HAV: formal and informaland informal
Volunteers drawn from membership Volunteers drawn from membership Involved in service delivery e.g. Involved in service delivery e.g.
recovery workshops, media project, recovery workshops, media project, counselling servicecounselling service
Informal as peer support – central to Informal as peer support – central to HAVHAV
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As representativesAs representatives
During consultations e.g.:During consultations e.g.:
Design of adult mental health directoryDesign of adult mental health directory NSF NSF Local Local IImplementation mplementation TTeameam (LIT)(LIT) Mental health forumsMental health forums
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Benefits of involvement:Benefits of involvement:
Setting own objectives and Setting own objectives and prioritiespriorities
Tackling stigma and discriminationTackling stigma and discrimination Social inclusionSocial inclusion RecoveryRecovery Knowledge and skills gainedKnowledge and skills gained Confidence and self-esteemConfidence and self-esteem
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So what does this really mean?So what does this really mean?
Short filmShort filmfollowed byfollowed by
Any questions or Any questions or comments?comments?
Tony or TomTony or Tom
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Contact detailsContact details
Having A VoiceHaving A Voice
The Venture CentreThe Venture Centre
491 Mill street491 Mill street
ManchesterManchester
M11 2ADM11 2AD
0161 223 44380161 223 4438
www.havingavoice.orgwww.havingavoice.org
[email protected]@havingavoice.orgorg