Posted by Devon Partnership Trust in Charity, News, Recovery and wellbeing on 28th August, 2019
Art therapists at The Briars in Exeter are looking for the donation of guitars and possibly other instruments for people who use their service to use when receiving therapy. Guitars are used therapeutically to write songs and express how a person is feeling, in a more direct way than words alone...
Posted by Devon Partnership Trust in Mental health, News, Recovery and wellbeing on 28th August, 2019
“In a mental-health care setting, can nature conservation and health priorities align?” This is the question posed by a paper recently published in the “Journal of Interprofessional Care” where Tobit Emmens, Devon Partnership Trust's Managing Partner in Research and Development, collaborated with the RSPB’s Centre for Conservation Science and the...
Posted by Devon Partnership Trust in News, Recovery and wellbeing on 23rd August, 2019
Peak Hill Llamas visited the Dewnans Centre on Saturday 3 August. This was an exciting and therapeutic opportunity for both patients and staff from across the Langdon site to interact with a couple of friendly llamas. The llamas were more than happy to be walked around the outdoor area, be made...
Posted by Devon Partnership Trust in Mental health, News, Recovery and wellbeing on 20th August, 2019
Devon Recovery Learning Community (DRLC) recently launched its new prospectus. Bookings can now be made for the wide range of free courses on offer. Courses are open to people with lived experience of mental health difficulties, their family and friends, and the professionals who support them. You can also follow DRLC on...
Posted by Devon Partnership Trust in Events and conferences, Mental health, News, Recovery and wellbeing on 19th August, 2019
We are co-hosting today's 2019 conference with NELFT Foundation Trust and the Academy of Peer-supported Open Dialogue. If you are not attending you can watch it live on NELFT's facebook page and follow the day's events on twitter @DPT_NHS. Find out more or to download the programme click here.