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  • Important Changes Coming Soon
    Wednesday, August 11, 2010 - 15:52

    Important information for all Open-Up users: we will soon be making some key changes to this website.

    The main part of these changes will involve removing all existing discussion groups and replacing them with new ones. We have had some great content posted on the site since it started, but we are hoping that by creating new groups we will be able to encourage more discussion on this area of the site.

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  • Important news for all Open-Up users
    Friday, January 29, 2010 - 19:10

    We've been working on some changes to the site over the last few months, to make life easier for our action network members.

    You can now find out when people are communicating with you on the site, by getting notifications sent to your email address. Every time someone requests you as a contact, sends you a messgage, writes on your wall, or posts in a group you are a member of, we will let you know.

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  • Time to Change update: recruitment and latest newsletter
    Tuesday, January 12, 2010 - 12:16

    Are you an experienced administrator? Or are you passionate about mental wellbeing - and football?

    Time to Change is currently recruiting for two posts: Portfolio Administrator and Imagine Your Goals Project Officer. The Administrator will provide admin support to the Time to Change Director and will also help co-ordinate relationships between all the projects, partners and funders in the Time to Change portfolio.

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Latest Open Up blogs

  • The Capabilities Approach & a Draft Request for an Apology!
    Monday, August 30, 2010 - 20:22
    Philip Clark
    Philip Clark's picture

    I instinctively like this "Capabilities Approach"  approach, although I feel it is a little too subjective! However, I am very supportive of the conclusions ~ i.e. a public apology from Psychiatrists and services. I am afraid that the conclusions re. recovery & personalisation are all too correct!

    Do take a look at the Powerpoint presentation about the "Capabilities Approach" at this webpage:  http://tinyurl.com/32t7mf8

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  • Challenging Discrimination in Cornwall
    Wednesday, May 12, 2010 - 15:12
    James Wooldridge
    conference, cornwall, feedback, south west
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    Just over a month has passed since the conference titled 'Challenging Discrimination in Cornwall' was held at Cornwall College Camborne on April 12th.

    A total of fifty four people attended with a substantial representation of people who had personal experience of mental distress, a good showing of professionals (particularly from Pentreath) and no doubt some people that fall into both camps.

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  • Open Up conference blog - the Conference Co-ordinator
    Friday, May 7, 2010 - 17:03
    Open Up Conference
    conference, preparation, update
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    It’s Charlotte here, I'm from Mind's Conferences and Training team and I’ll be overseeing things in the lead up to the Conference -  from sending out the instructions of how to get to Challenge Discrimination Together (on 14th June in centrally located Birmingham in case you need reminding!) right down  to information on how to apply for a travel bursary.

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