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A Danger to Herself and Others

By Deirdre Daly

Audio/visual

This play is autobiographical in nature and is shaped by my experience of the disruption and emotional impact of severe mental illness within my family. View

Fundamental Breakdown

By Eamonn Flynn

Audio/visual

Singing and writing songs helps me to connect, acknowledge even the worst of my fears and feelings, to feel less alone and to build a community of hope in spite… View

My Son was the Messiah- Chapter 15

By Jane Read

Creative Writing

In this chapter Dan describes his encounters with some of the staff and other patients he meets in the psychiatric ward. To access previous chapters, visit Jane Read’s Author Page… View

My Son was the Messiah – Chapter 14

By Jane Read

Creative Writing

In chapter 14 Jane describes the growing impact of Dan’s illness on her life. To access previous chapters, visit Jane Read’s Author Page. View

My Son was the Messiah – Chapter 13

By Jane Read

Creative Writing

In chapter 13, Dan spends his first night in a psychiatric ward and describes his encounters with the people he meets there. To access previous chapters, visit Jane Read’s Author… View

Psychosis Diaries

By Raur Hawk

Creative Writing

Psychosis Diaries is a work of autofiction. It follows Toby Crow, 16, witnessing his brother Jude’s descent into psychosis. Written in diary form, the book documents the devastating impact his… View

My Son was the Messiah – Chapter 12

By Jane Read

Creative Writing

There is another long, eventful wait in the A & E department in York after which Dan is finally escorted to a psychiatric ward. To access previous chapters, visit Jane… View

Whale Bone

By Eamonn Flynn

Audio/visual

Singing and writing songs helps me to connect, acknowledge even the worst of my fears and feelings, to feel less alone and to build a community of hope in spite… View

My son was the Messiah – Chapter 11

By Jane Read

Creative Writing

Dan’s parents drive him back home while he is sedated. The family gather to help. To access previous chapters, visit Jane Read’s Author Page. View

Mother Navigates to Safety Through the Eye of a Force 11.5

By Jenny Sanders

Creative Writing

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Deirdre Kashdan Artist, Campaigner, Networker. In Victorian hidden mother photography, a person, usually the mother, would be draped in the background whilst holding the child still in order for the… View

A Doorway

By anonymous

Creative Writing

This piece is inspired by my current situation as a mother of a twenty two year old son who has just been released from his first hospital stay. We have… View

My Son was the Messiah – Chapter 10

By Jane Read

Creative Writing

During the long wait in A & E in London, Jane is left with many unanswered questions about the causes of Dan’s psychosis. To access previous chapters, visit Jane Read’s… View

Beginning to Hurt

By Eamonn Flynn

Audio/visual

Singing and writing songs helps me to connect, acknowledge even the worst of my fears and feelings, to feel less alone and to build a community of hope in spite… View

My Son was the Messiah – Chapter 9

By Jane Read

Creative Writing

Dan is taken to A & E at Charing Cross hospital. He and his family have a long and stressful wait in the ‘psych room.’ To access previous chapters, visit … View

UNICORNS AND DEMONS – CHAPTER 3

By Jacqueline Townsend

Creative Writing

As Jacqueline makes her way home she takes the scenic route, a journey she often made with her son. She feels his presence as she stops off en-route to buy… View

The War Came Home With Him

By Catherine Madison

Creative Writing

“It’s hard to imagine in this time of endless psychological examination that greater consideration was not given in the past to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other conditions affecting returning… View

All At Sea

By Eamonn Flynn

Audio/visual

Singing and writing songs helps me to connect, acknowledge even the worst of my fears and feelings, to feel less alone and to build a community of hope in spite… View

My son was the Messiah – Chapter 8.

By Jane Read

Creative Writing

Two friends stay with Dan at the flat while Jane and Graham drive to London, hoping to bring him home. To access previous chapters, visit Jane Read’s Author Page. View