Voices & Visions Resources

📚Books

Living with Voices: 50 Stories of Recovery
Edited by Marius Romme, Sandra Escher, Jacqui Dillon, Dirk Corstens, and Mervyn Morris (2009).

A collection of 50 first-person recovery stories from individuals who hear voices, see visions, or have other unusual experiences. Drawing on the principles of the Hearing Voices Movement, the book explores diverse experiences of recovery, resilience, and meaning-making. Through personal narratives, contributors share strategies for understanding and living with voices, offering valuable insights for voice hearers, family members, supporters, peer workers, and mental health professionals.

Publisher: PCCS Books
ISBN: 978-1906254245

Looking for More Books?
The Intervoice Books Library contains an extensive collection of recommendations related to hearing voices, visions, psychosis, recovery, trauma, and lived experience. Explore the full collection here: Intervoice Books.

🧰 Coping Strategies & Self-Help Resources

🤝 Hearing Voices Networks

Intervoice – Connecting People and Ideas in the Hearing Voices Movement
International Hearing Voices network, includes a list of regional/national networks around the world.
Voice Collective
UK network which provides youth and family-specific resources.
Understanding Voices
UK-focused, developed by Hearing the Voice at Durham University in collaboration with voice-hearers, their families and allies, and mental health professionals.
English Hearing Voices Network
one of the most active networks and has some helpful resources and articles.
Hearing Voices Network USA

🎥Videos & Personal Stories

First Person Experiences

Coping with voices: Being with people
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8ndR1Umj5A
Beyond Possible: How the Hearing Voices Approach Transforms Lives
https://youtu.be/Qk5juEgi1oY?si=6MUdGOD_dNYeUuga
Debra Lampshire, TEDx talk, “Hearing Voices: An Insider’s Guide to Auditory Hallucinations”
https://youtu.be/NjL2dqONIqQ?si=-TB17MOKKtNRjGbN
Eleanor Longden, TED talk, “The Voices in My Head”
https://youtu.be/syjEN3peCJw?si=JpBEnVrYmPJ6EfYf

Therapy

How AVATAR therapy could reduce voice-hearing in psychosis | Wellcome
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbQv55dZFAQ
Relating to Voices using Compassion Focused Therapy with Dr Charlie Heriot-Maitland
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTuc5C7Mwdc

Media

CBC News: The National, “Is It OK to Hear Voices?”
https://youtu.be/gRxk94J_z50?si=0Z5iG2Z9Anl9ImC_
NBC News, “Hearing Voices Others Can’t: How a Growing Movement Fights Mental Health Stigma
https://youtu.be/yYdjojgDOuw?si=2rZ_-3sjfVfgO3tb

Additional Documentaries
For a larger collection of videos exploring voice-hearing experiences, recovery, and the Hearing Voices Movement, visit the Intervoice Documentary Library: Intervoice Documentaries

🌐 Articles & Websites

The Intervoice Articles & Websites collection brings together organizations, educational resources, research, and voice-hearing networks from around the world: Intervoice Articles & Websites.

👥 Peer Support & Community Resources in BC

Kaleidoscope is a peer-run mental health support society that hosts virtual support groups open to the general public, as well as groups specifically for university students.
Early Psychosis Peer Recovery Network hosts a monthly online peer support group.
Mood Disorders Association of BC has a list of peer support groups around BC.
Trans Lifeline is a peer-run crisis line for transgender, non-binary, and Two-Spirit people. They will not call police or an ambulance without your consent.
PACT is a peer-assisted crisis response service offered by CMHA. Currently, it is only available on the North Shore.
Looking Glass hosts anonymous peer support chats for people struggling with body image or eating disorders.
Foundry provides young people ages 12-24 with access to peer support in-person or online.
Just Mental Health maintains a list of civilian mental health crisis response programs and related resources from around the world, including peer support and mutual aid.

🌱 Wellness & Support Resources in BC

BC 211 allows you to search for community services and resources like shelters, medical care, financial assistance, and crisis support in your area.
Healing in Colour can help you search for a therapist who is Black, Indigenous, or a person of colour, or to find mental health resources specific to the experience of being racialized, Indigenous, or an immigrant or refugee.
MindMap BC can help you search for LGBTQ2S+ affirming, free, and/or low cost mental health support in your area, including counsellors, peer support, and other resources.
Qmunity provides support for LGBTQ2S+ people in BC, including peer support and referrals to LGBTQ2S+ affirming services.
The Early Psychosis Intervention BC website provides information on treatment for psychosis, including how to find and contact services in your area and what to expect during an intake assessment.
The Indian Residential School Survivors Society provides support to residential school survivors and their families, including counselling and cultural support. 24 hour crisis line: 1-800-721-0066
KUU-US Crisis Line Society offers a 24 hour crisis line for Indigenous people in BC: 1-800-588-8717
Salal Sexual Violence Support Centre provides support for women and Two Spirit, trans, and/or non-binary people who are survivors of sexual violence, including counselling and victim services. 24 hour crisis and information line: 1-877-392-7583
Battered Women’s Support Services provides support for cis and trans women and non-binary people who have experienced gender based violence, abuse in an intimate relationship, or sexual violence. 24 hour crisis line: 1-855-687-1868
BC Society for Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse provides support for male survivors of sexual abuse, including individual and group therapy and victim services.