Joomla! site syndication http://hearingvoicesnetwork.com 2010-09-07T18:08:27+01:00 http://hearingvoicesnetwork.com http://hearingvoicesnetwork.com/images/M_images/joomla_rss.png text/html 2006-11-07T19:15:06+01:00 http://hearingvoicesnetwork.com http://hearingvoicesnetwork.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=24&Itemid=2 The Haven is a service user led registered charity which seeks to create acceptance that hearing voices is a valid experience. It provides support to voice hearers through: Bridging the Gap Project (http://hearingvoicesnetwork.com/index.php?option=com_content task=view id=28 Itemid=47) (a befriending and mentoring service); various Self-help groups; activities; and volunteering, in order to promote independence and increase people’s confidence. We aim to erase the stigma of voice hearing, and to enable voice hearers to realise their place in a society which knows and understands their plight, and to be at the forefront in achieving innovative user-led approaches to recovery. The term ‘hearing voices’ is used to describe a range of extraordinary perceptual experiences that are perceived as separate from oneself which may be experienced as sounds, visions, physical sensations, smell or tastes and may include living with distressing beliefs.