Voice Collective on BBC London
In the run up to the 2011 BBC Children In Need appeal, Voice Collective was featured on BBC London News. ‘Ashley’ one of the young people who use our group and her mother share their experiences of voices, accessing Voice Collective and attending the group at Anna Freud Centre. Rachel, the project manager, gives a […]
Many Children ‘Hear Voices’; Most Aren’t Bothered
Nearly 1 in 10 seven- to eight-year-olds hears voices that aren’t really there, according to a new study By Reuters Health, Monday 25th January, 2010, http://tinyurl.com/reutersvoices But most children who hear voices don’t find them troubling or disruptive to their thinking, the study team found. “These voices in general have a limited impact in daily life,” […]
Listening Cure
Hearing voices is a relatively common – and taboo – phenomenon in children and can trigger educational difficulties, but this could change with the publication of a groundbreaking study in Holland. By David Batty, The Guardian, Friday 16 November, 2001 Harry squinted at his friends’ darkened faces. “Do you think I should have told them […]
Silencing Unwelcome Voices In Children
A psychosocial therapist in Holland has adapted an innovative approach to voice hearing to help very young children dispel the imaginary friends that become realistic foes. By David Batty, Thursday November 22, 2001, The Guardian Jeanette Woolthuis, Jeanette Woolthuis, the former chair of Resonance, the National Dutch hearing voices network, has been training as a […]
