Voice Collective is a london-wide project to support children and young people who hear voices, see visions or have other unusual experiences.

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Voice
Collective
www.voicecollective.co.uk
Supporting Children & Young
People Who Hear Voices:
Claire Powell – Mind in Camden

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About Voice Collective
 Mindin Camden‟s London-wide
project, supporting children & young people
who hear voices
 Direct Services
 Capacity Building
 Independent Evaluation (CAMHS Evidence Based
Practice Unit)
 Funded by BBC Children In Need, Comic Relief &
City Bridge Trust
 Part of a larger „London Hearing Voices Project‟

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So, what do we offer?
 Responsive – Flexible - Connected
 Peer support  For workers
Voice Collective Group
 Training &
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 Creative Arts Workshops
Awareness
 Website
 Young people
 Online Forum
 Schools
 Support workshops for
 Youth organisations
parents
 Specialist mental health
 1-2-1 support teams
 For young people
 For parents

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A Multisensory Experience

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The Impact

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What does Voice Collective do?

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4 aspects to coping
Calm/Safety Block
Express Empower

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Safety First
Do-In Massage

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Safety
 “10 things I can do”
 Grounding strategies
(“5 things I can see,
hear & touch”, a
grounding bag using
all of the senses)
 Breathing and
relaxation
 Creating safe spaces
 Safe objects

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Distraction
 Distraction
 Music (creating a playlist)
 Xbox / Computers / Sudoku /
Puzzles
 Football, physical activities
 Anything that helps occupy the
mind
 Concurrent verbalization (singing
or reading aloud)
 Earplugs (in one or both ears)
 Being around others

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Expressing yourself
 Shadow boxing
 Worry box
 Creative writing
(e.g. super heroes)
 Drawing and
artwork
(e.g. voice
morphing)
 Model making

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Taking the power back
 Saying „No‟ or „Not
Yet‟
 Setting limits
 Challenging the voices
 Becoming an
interpreter
 Treatingthe voices
with kindness

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Finding a voice and peer support
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BB9_Zy0I3VU

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Contact Us:
Claire Powell & Yan Weaver (Development Workers)
Rachel Waddingham (project manager)
Voice Collective, Mind in Camden
Crossfields Centre, 8 Fairhazel Gardens,
London, NW6 3SG
Tel: 020 7625 9042 | Email: info@voicecollective.co.uk
Web: www.voicecollective.co.uk
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