Support for voice-hearers goes online

People who hear voices, their families and mental health professionals will benefit from a new information and support website based on research by Durham University. Understanding Voices is the work of our Hearing the Voice project and will provide accessible information and resources to improve the lives of people who hear voices and to increase awareness of voice-hearing. Voice-hearers Up to one in 10 people in the UK will hear voices no-one else can and as many as one in 50 hear voices on a regular basis. Voice-hearers can be people who have been diagnosed with mental health problems such as schizophrenia, post-traumatic stress disorder, psychosis or obsessive compulsive disorder, as well as those who have never received or needed psychiatric support. Voice-hearing is also something people experience over a specific period, for example after a bereavement or treatment in intensive care. Sources of support Understanding Voices features personal experiences of voice-hearing, information on therapies, free research articles and sources of support. One of the main aims of the new website is to share and celebrate the knowledge of voice-hearers, who have been involved in the development of the website every step of the way.