Showing posts with label Hearing (our) Voices. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hearing (our) Voices. Show all posts

Wednesday, May 28, 2008

Exhibit raises awareness about schizophrenia


From the May 27th edition of the Lethbridge Herald:
By Caroline Boschman

A touring exhibit about people with schizophrenia and the issues they face in homelessness and communicating with medical professionals made its first stop in Lethbridge Monday.

The Hearing (our) Voices display started as a research project conducted by nine people diagnosed with schizophrenia, along with Barbara Schneider, a University of Calgary professor, several graduate students and a graphic artist. The data was obtained through interviews and focus groups with more than 30 people with schizophrenia in Calgary.
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Original art by Laurie Arney