... Survival Child abuse Role models Jerome Carson can be contacted at: J.Carson@bolton.ac.uk Jerome: How important has the support of your father been over the years? Chantelle: Immensely. I think I would have been dead if it were not for him. My Dad taught me perseverance. He never...

...Jerome Carson; Robert Wright Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide a profile of Rob Wright. Design/methodology/approach Using a case study approach, Rob gives a short account of his background and is then interviewed by Jerome. Findings Rob’s is an amazing account of surviving...

... of not just surviving long term mental health problems, but of coping with adversity and becoming a stronger person. It is one of thousands of remarkable survivor accounts. Practical implications – The story of the involvement of local police officers in Charlotte’s admission to hospital, is once more...

... Limited 2010 Margaret Muir Recovery heroes Mental health Survival Recovery Recovery Awards RECOVERY Recovery heroes a profile of Margaret Muir Margaret Muir Service user Hannah Cordle Honorary Assistant Psychologist, South West Community Mental Health Team, South London and Maudsley NHS...

... was the psychiatrist Dr David Whitwell. He suggested that few service users could be said to have recovered and that survival might be a better term (Whitwell, 1999). Roberts and Wolfson (2004) asked if recovery is open to all. The concept of recovery hero will be equally contentious to some, and indeed the subject...