Newsletter

Latest Newsletter - March 2008

The newsletter is seen as the hub of the project. All concerns and issues raised are passed on to those best able to resolve them and are also published in the newsletter to ensure that they are seen. When received we will and have published responses. While the intended readers of the newsletter are people who use mental health services it was realised that the newsletter and the contents needed to be of value to carers & workers. In that respect we have attempted to achieve a balance that is acceptable to everyone. The newsletter is also intended to be challenging and sometimes controversial. That means that we may include material that some people will find offensive. If such cases we will say that we are sorry that people were offended as it was not our intention. The newsletter is also used to promote practices that are of benefit to people using services.

Newsletter facts

• Between 800 and 1000 copies of the newsletter are printed each month. Bulk deliveries are made to all locations used by people who use services.
• There is a small but growing mailing list.
• Copies are available at outside events
• Each edition runs to 3 sheets of A3 paper plus, when needed, A4 inserts to ensure that the content is as up to date as possible.
• More than 150 recipients receive copies of the email edition. They include all mental health service managers in Rotherham and most directors.
• The newsletter is labour intensive and requires an immense team effort each month.
• It requires a printing marathon and utilises several machines.
• Next to the cost of office rental printing the newsletter is the group’s second largest expense.

The newsletters are central to the group's aim and objectives. As well as containing reports of the user discussion groups, dialogue groups and seminars they also contain information that is of use to everyone involved in mental health.

Previous Newsletters

Summer Conference 2007 - Special Edition!

May 2007 - Main part
May 2007 - Colour part
March 2007 - Main part
March 2007 - Colour part
January 2007 - Main part
January 2007 - Colour part
November 2006
September 2006
July 2006
May 2006
February/March 2006
January 2006
December 2005
October 2005
July 2005
June 2005
May 2005