Cadence Director Sophy Hallam is a co-author of a report that was published last week called Recovery from hope. The other author was ex-Director of the ex-Whitehall Innovation Hub, Su Maddock. Su had an article in Public magazine last week to coincide with a launch event that was not cancelled due to snow.
Su's article started by saying that Sarah had a psychotic episode after the birth of her first child - she says it was a care coordinator who helped her pick up the pieces. Later she had a second episode and was left angry and depressed when another care coordinator left her to her own devices because she didn't appreciate Sarah's desire for shared recovery planning and instead classified her as 'high risk' for being difficult.
It is relationships that matter in mental health services. When traumatised, we all want friends and professionals who listen, give us hope and help us through difficult times. There is no point talking about personalisation unless it is personal.'
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