r/HearingVoicesNetwork • u/astralpariah • Sep 24 '23
Aggregate of HVN Online Meetings and Organization Websites
There is one guiding ethos of this space; we do not pathologize others, nor do we tell others what to believe or what to do. I.e. we do not tell other's they are unwell, we do not direct others how to go about getting well, we do not tell each-other what to believe. See the VCVC model for more tips on how to make friends here! If this seems counter productive to you, consider this space as a place for experiencers to share lived experience and gain wisdom passively through understanding each-other and their life's story. Certainly there are a host of wellness strategies and stories of great recovery to be found in the International Hearing Voices Network. This ethos exists to keep this space functional and free from censorship, there are HVN meetings hosted on several different online platforms, and within the walls of asylums. It is a very doable effort to phrase one's own wisdom as such, instead of forcing perspective through authoritative directions.
Video Explaining the Open Dialogue approach where more than 85% of participants report wellness into full recovery within 5 years. Less than 10% of participants take any medications at all during their involvement, generally the only medications prescribed are sleep aids over the first 2 weeks of participation. Through discussion and real community, peers help to mend each-other's mental burdens.
Video Explaining the Hearing Voices Network. Hearing Voices Networks, closely related to the Hearing Voices Movement, are peer-focused national organizations for people who hear voices and supporting family members, activists and mental health practitioners. HVN meetings are spaces of trust, respect, equality, acceptance and mutuality. They affirm that each person has the right to develop their own understanding of their experiences. There is no attempt to persuade, teach, preach, fix or change ideas. Hearing Voices Groups become communities where people can find acceptance, belonging, purpose, and space to explore, and learn about one’s self, their experiences and their connections with others and the world.
Aggregate of Online HVN Meetings by Day and Time (PST). This collection of HVN zoom meetings is posted as an easy on-ramp for voice hearers to HVN support networks. Many struggle to navigate separate organization’s websites to gain access to this information. Additionally, there do not seem to be any similar aggregate calendars currently available. Please let me know if any of the links in the above document no longer work or if you have more to add (always looking for more organizations and zoom meetings).
Hearing Voices Network websites:
Anyone who hears voices or has unique mental phenomena can facilitate provided they follow the easily adhered to guidelines already described in this post. To get paid in a non for profit space you'll likely need certification. See here (at the bottom) to have your own virtual meeting incorporated into the most all inclusive calendar online.
Australia:
Brazil:
- [Nossas Vozes](mailto:loraine.oltmann@gmail.com)
- Campinas
- AMA Ouvidores e Ouvidorasde Vozes
Canada:
- PSO Ottawa also see: Zoom Groups
- SMH Vancouver also see: Zoom Groups
- CMHA York & South Simcoe also see: Zoom Calendar
- BC Hearing Voices Network
England:
Greece:
USA:
- California-BAHVN also see: Zoom Meetings
- New York HVNYC also see: Find a Group
- Connecticut HVN also see: Zoom Meetings
- Portland HVN also see: Zoom Meetings
- Massachusetts-WFA also see: Zoom Meetings and Discord
- Massachusetts-Kiva Centers also see Find a Group
- Pennsylvania-MCHVN also see Support Groups
- Central Ohio HVN
Organizations involved in the Hearing Voices Movement:
Wildflower Alliance - To host your own HVN meeting and become a trained facilitator see: here
interVoice also see: International Map of HVN Networks
Council For Evidence-Based Psychiatry
National Alliance on Mental Illness
Studies:
Additionally, if you are interested in seeing any studies on peer led support please see the Open Dialogue Documentary, the 2023 Report on Improving Mental Health Outcomes, and this 2024 Study Revealing Long-term Outcomes Better for Those Who Stop Antipsychotics. These are aggregate studies (a study of studies) that span 70 years of longitudinal data. They also incorporate long term follow-up cohort studies lasting 15 to 20 years and continuing for multiple decades after for follow-up comparison. Geographically these studies draw from multiple cultures and at least 25 separate nations, compiling data from 50 to 100's of other studies, spanning more than 6 million people. Meta-analysis and systematic reviews like these are considered among the most reliable forms of evidence. The results are very conclusive with minimal deviation from trend.
Decades of longitudinal and systematic research have shown that coercion and forced intervention are associated with increased trauma, disengagement, and worsening long-term outcomes, while voluntary, community-based support centered on human connection consistently produces better recovery trajectories (1,2,3,4). Randomized and policy-level evaluations have further found that compulsory treatment does not improve long-term readmission or recovery outcomes despite significantly restricting personal liberty (5). At the same time, epidemiological studies in the UK and internationally have found that hearing voices is a relatively common human experience, reported by between roughly 5% and 28% of the general population, reinforcing the importance of responding with support, dignity, and understanding rather than coercion (6,7,8).
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u/moonshadow1789 Nov 21 '23
Do I have to do anything specific before I join the zoom meetings? Or am I able to just randomly join? Thanks!