Ashwood Day Centre

Synopsis: Shows the Ashwood Psychiatric Day Centre in Leeds which is run by the Leeds Association for Mental Health. Its programme centres on shared experience and mutual support through group discussion, the use of basic ‘encounter’ techniques, and a variety of shared activities ranging from preparing a meal to learning about photography. The film includes sensitive material with several members who talk about what it is like to be mentally ill and how the day centre has helped them.
Language: English
Medium: Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 32 min.
Year of production: 1982
Availability: Sale (video - Univ Leeds); 1999 sale: £40.00 (+VAT +p&p)
Subjects: Psychiatry; Social welfare
Keywords: day care centres; mental illness; occupational therapy

Name: Higher Education Film & Video Library
Email: services@bufvc.ac.uk
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Address: c/o British Universities Film & Video Council
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Name: Leeds University Television
Contact: Sally Popplewell (Sales supervisor)
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Phone: 0113 343 2660
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Address: Media Services
University of Leeds
Leeds
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