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19 January 2010

Joe Kelly is working towards a better deal for mental health users and survivors

I hope 2010 is a very productive and positive year. 2009 was very mixed. I had some interesting experiences but the year was tinged with difficulties. I am reminded that I am continuing on a pathway...

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6 December 2009

Joe Kelly reflects on mental health issues and the Hearing Voices Network

I have a confession. Apart from having a so called mental health problem, I have yet another affliction. That is I suffer from difficulties with writing. The problem is not genetic or environmental,...

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7 November 2009

Joe Kelly sends in a report on the Politics of Evidence conference

Joe Kelly is a writer and campaigner around mental health issues. Organised by the Philadelphia Society, 'The Politics of Evidence' conference took place on 10 October 2009 at King’s Fund...

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8 April 2009

Reflections on return from Kampala

The time has come, the Walrus said, to talk of many things. Of shoes and shipping and sealing wax - of cabbages and kings and why the sea is boiling hot and whether pigs have wings - Lewis Carroll I...

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8 April 2009

To and Fro

Dear Blog The pleasant aspect of the conference is that we are in a warm tropical location, meeting lots of new interesting people and we are focussing of mental health advocacy, but advantages can...

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23 March 2009

Opening Up

Africa is a beautiful place. Uganda was called ‘the pearl of Africa’ by Winston Churchill. The people are friendly and are pleased to see us. The pace of life is gentler, not so buzzing...

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23 March 2009

On My Way

[Posted by Joe, March 15, 2009] Dearblog I arrived at Entebbe Airport Kampala Sunday March 15. I travelled by Kenya Airways’ the Pride of Africa on Boeing jets. My journey began at Terminal 4,...

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14 March 2009

Kampala here I come

It’s Saturday 14 March. I’m traveling this evening to Kampala, Uganda via Nairobi Kenya. My Friend Chetan is picking me up at 3pm and I hope to arrive at my destination Entebbe airport in...

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5 March 2009

Joe Kelly's blog

Dear Blog I’m exhausted after a busy day of tasks. Visiting the Doctor. Picking up messages. Collecting my sister Sheila and her son from out of town at the bus station. My depot injection...

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