Chris W
Chris was a board member and volunteer for Survivors Poetry Scotland. He shares his experiences of being admitted to mental health hospitals in the 90s, and how participating in an arts organisation aided his recovery.
Name: Chris White
Years: 1990s – 2000s
Chris was a board member and volunteer for Survivors Poetry Scotland, a therapeutic poetry and arts organisation based in Glasgow.
He shares his experiences of being admitted to mental health hospitals in the 90s, and how participating in an arts organisation aided his recovery.
Excerpts:
“Reconnecting and going through the process of attending groups, becoming a volunteer, taking on some responsibilities … helped me find a different purpose.”
“We would use a very kind of clear mad language and would talk about kind of experiences together that you just couldn’t have elsewhere.”
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