Matt Barrell has drawn on his experiences of coping with psychosis to design a 24-page graphic novel-style booklet that illustrates different perspectives of mental health.
Around 400 art lovers visited Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust (C&I) last Friday (2 February) to enjoy an exuberant display of artwork to mark the start of National Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transsexual (LGBT) History Month.
During the closing event of The Sewing Circle exhibition at St Pancras Hospital, guests were treated to a premiere screening of Anna Bowman's new film, RETHREAD, about the art and artists involved in the exhibition.
Our next "Mental Health Matters" events for our Trust service user and staff members will explore the issue of labelling of mental health conditions and whether there is a risk that this leads sometimes to additional stigma.
More than 100 service users, carers, colleagues and members of the community gathered on Monday night for our annual Carols by Candelight service at St Pancras Old Church.
C&I's five-year programme to enhance the life of those with psychosis has won the "Innovation in Mental Health" category of the Health Business 2017 awards. The programme is pioneering the integration of physical and mental health care.
For more than seven years, C&I and Arsenal Football Club’s “Arsenal in the Community” programme have worked closely to support service users with complex mental health issues maintain an active life through football.
Matt illustrates mental health issues in graphic style
9 February 2018
Matt Barrell has drawn on his experiences of coping with psychosis to design a 24-page graphic novel-style booklet that illustrates different perspectives of mental health.