Hearing Voices Network Australia
Listen to an RtR FM interview (13/09/06) with Lyn Mahboub (Director Hearing Voices Network Australia) promoting awareness for the inaugural World Hearing Voices Day event 14 September 2006.
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Hearing Voices Network
A Hearing Voices Network is a collection of Hearing Voices Groups and affiliated members (such as service providers, consumers, carers and friends) working toward promoting recovery, acceptance & education. Across the world groups of voice hearers meet and talk, sharing viewpoints and strategies to support each other telling their stories and exploring ways to work with rather than against their voices in order to reclaim control and rebuild their lives.
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Hearing Voices
People who hear voices are many and varied within the community. Only a small percentage (about 10%) of such persons become distressed by this experience. Many people who are distressed by hearing voices, visions, tactile sensations and other sensory experiences and worrying beliefs are often labelled as suffering from a range of conditions from the schizophrenia spectrum.
The key to the success of a 'Hearing Voices Group' is that it is consumer driven where consumers are encouraged by each other to actively participate in their own Recovery.
Background
In July of 2005, the Richmond Fellowship of Western Australia (RFWA) brought Ron Coleman & Karen Taylor to Perth to deliver a series of Recovery workshops. Ron's support and encouragement to begin a HVN resulted in Richmond Fellowship WA taking the innovative step of auspicing the develpment of Hearing Voices Network Australia (HVNA). The Richmond Fellowship WA has supported the network's setup and remains committed to its ongoing develpment and ultimate roll out across the country at a later date. RFWA has employed a consumer consultant (service user-worker) as the Director of the Hearing Voices Network Australia. A Hearing Voices Netowrk Development Working Party made up of local consumers, voice hearers has held a supportive role.
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To learn more about the Hearing Voices Network and find out how to get involved, please contact us on (08) 9258 3060 or email us at admin@rfwa.org.au
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