Voice-hearing: Mental illness or Gift from God?

Dawn Edge, Professor of Mental Health and Inclusivity, actively engages in working with communities to improve health and wellbeing – especially among those who are marginalised, socially excluded, and experience inferior access to health and care.

In this talk Dawn and her collaborator Rev Paul Grey discuss hearing voices that other people can’t hear. This is one of the main experiences used to diagnose schizophrenia and other forms of psychosis. However, not everyone regards voice-hearing negatively. To what extent does current thinking embrace different viewpoints and what does this mean for ‘person-centred’ mental healthcare?

Reverend Paul Grey is a licensed minister of the New Testament Church of God, England and Wales. Drawing on his lived experience of mental health services, he advocates for transformative improvements in mental healthcare. He played a leading role in the Culturally-adapted Family Intervention (CaFI) study, where he chaired the Research Advisory Group and served as a consultant. A multidisciplinary artist, author, and social entrepreneur, Paul weaves together faith, creativity, to inspire change and unlock potential. 

This is part of our Bee Curious talks programme. While a limited number of tickets may be available for drop-in visitors on the day, we recommend booking in advance to avoid disappointment.