Date: Tuesday 29th April
Time: 4pm to 6pm
Place: University of Edinburgh Main Library 30 George Square Edinburgh EH8 9LJ
How to register: sign up on Eventbrite
Join us to explore mental health-related collections held by Lothian Health Service Archive (LHSA) with CAPS Independent Advocacy. Members of CAPS will be bringing their lived expertise to draw out the important messaging and stories that can be found within the collections.
At the event, collective advocacy participants will be showcasing the materials, and attendees are invited to engage with them to think about the new perspectives that lived expertise can add to research, policy, and advocacy.
The event will be catered with soft drinks and nibbles. Everyone is welcome but booking is essential.
The discovery session will take place in the Lothian Health Service Archive in partnership with Outwith. Lothian Health Services Archive is NHS Lothian’s archive based in Heritage Collections, University of Edinburgh. We hold a vast collection of material about the rich history of health and healthcare in our region: we are the largest health archive in the UK. Our holdings about the history of mental healthcare are one of our strengths, reflecting both psychiatric institutions and ‘mad movement’ activism. Learn more about the LHSA’s collections and how to arrange a visit via: https://www.lhsa.lib.ed.ac.uk/ The Outwith team works to support lived expertise as a core part of research. Based at the Library, and working with partners across the University, they support all types of participatory research. You can learn more on our website: https://library.ed.ac.uk/research-support/participation
Content warnings
Please be aware that this event centres on the the topic of both historical and contemporary aspects of mental health. Materials, talks, and discussions may include content and language that can be difficult and disturbing, such as:
- Descriptions of mental illness.
- Suicide and self harm
- Drug misuse
- Medicalisation, sectioning, and confinement
Where possible, there will be contextualising information and content warnings. Please feel free to approach a member of staff with any questions you might have.
Community code of conduct
We want the event to be a safe and welcoming space for everyone who is joining us. We ask that all attendees adhere to these simple guidelines whilst at the event.
- Seek consent before touching upon topics that may be triggering or difficult for other attendees.
- Recognise that peoples experiences are unique and different, and strive to be an active listener.
- Please do not offer unsolicited advice regarding physical and mental health, and recognise that this may not be the appropriate space in which to do so.
Attendees that actively violate the Edinburgh University’s Dignity and Respect policy, including through racist, sexist, homophobic, transphobic or disablist language, including misgendering, will be asked to leave.