Hearing (Our) Voices: Involving Service Users in Mental Health Research

Hearing (Our) Voices describes two innovative participatory action research projects - one on communication with medical professionals, the other on housing - carried out by a group of people diagnosed with schizophrenia under the guidance of Professor Barbara Schneider.

Introduction -- What we did (method) -- What we learned : communication between people diagnosed with schizophrenia and their medical professionals (results) -- What we learned : housing for people diagnosed with schizophrenia (results) -- Our photovoice project : searching for sanctuary : what home means to me -- Taking action : spreading the word (dissemination) -- Where we got to (conclusion) -- Epiloque -- Appendix A: Interview questions -- Appendix B: Calgary Herald articles about the project -- Appendix C: Script of a readers' theatre presentation.