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The road to recovery

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Joined-up thinking

two years, we have gone from strength to strength. Clients tell us they are extremely satisfied with our service, finding us warm, encouraging and optimistic. We ourselves are enthusiastic about going to work each day, and helping people to move on and make their lives work again. Other professionals who work with us on an occasional basis say they feel energised by our sessions. They love having the chance to work with us because it is so clear that we love what we do.

We now have additional funding, which enables us to cover more than the 'new deal' area of Hartlepool although, unfortunately, we still cannot cover it all. The local hospitals, primary care trust and social service department all refer us a lot of clients. In fact, incredibly, we provide more therapy than any other local service, statutory or voluntary (for instance, GP practices, practitioner nurse services, counsellors and the local health authority).

We would like to be commissioned to provide a mental health service for the whole town, and now we don't think that is an idle dream. We have a joined-up approach and we have shown that it works.

All names in this article have been changed.

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© Human Givens Publishing Limited and Iain Caldwell (2004)

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This article first appeared in Volume 11, No, 1 (2004) of the Human Givens journal.

IAIN CALDWELL is the mental health support network co-ordinator of Hartlepool Mind. He originally studied psychology at Liverpool John Moores University. He has an assertive outreach nursing certificate from Teeside University and a post-graduate certificate of education from Sunderland University. He has also studied various therapy skills, gaining a certificate in hypnosis and the Human Givens Diploma. Iain has worked variously in outreach, supporting people discharged from a special hospital, and as an advocate and mentor.

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