A discussion with our Penumbra peer workers on the stigma around bipolar March Meeting: Bipolar & Stigma Our recent all ages meeting included a lovely presentation led by Mary Anne and Gregor from Penumbra about the stigma that often surrounds bipolar.    Stigma  is the negative beliefs commonly held about a group of people because they are different. People with bipolar can face stigma externally at work and in relationships, but also internally through our own negative beli

July Meeting Summary: Benefits At July's meeting, Advocard's long-standing benefits guru, Arlene Astley gave us a run-through of the many...

Graham Morgan from the Mental Welfare Commission gave us a talk on the relationships with professionals which was followed by a discussion.

Advocard's benefits guru, Arlene Astley gave us a run-through of the changes to benefits that are occurring and the free help available.

Thanks very much to everyone who joined us at the June meeting whether in person or via Zoom. Apologies for the particularly bad sound...

Advocard want to make sure that our voices are heard during a forthcoming review into 'mental health related policing services'.