Month: October 2016

DAVID PARKIN – PART 3 BARRY PUNCHES ME

David will be speaking about his experience at next year’s conference. Please feel free to get in contact with him before or after the event.  parkinpresents@gmail.com

DAVID PARKIN – PART 1 GETTING SECTIONED

In 2017 David made an installation ‘DAVID PARKIN’S DELUSIONS OF GRANDEUR’ about his four months under section, suffering from a bipolar episode. It was a multi-layered look at his experience and about how mental health spaces and experiences could be improved. Here he is reading from the installation’s text panels. www.davidparkin.org David will be speaking about his… Read more »

International Perspectives & Insights

Changing the status quo requires evidence and persistence – and partnership with a client also seeking a better way. The incredible journey to rebuild Tiaho Mai, the 76-bed acute mental health unit at Middlemore Hospital, was the outcome of two strands of research ­that converged in 2014 to deliver a landmark project for New Zealand…. Read more »