Pathways of Hope (PIC): Dr Nic Dickson, Dr Lynsay Crawford and Professor Andrea Williamson from the University of Glasgow’s School of Health and Wellbeing worked in partnership with Humanising Healthcare and the recovery community to produce an innovate co-created PIC capturing their lived experience of substance dependence and recovery. 

Pathways of Hope - Lived Experience of Drug + Alcohol Dependence, and Recovery. A Public Information Comic was launched on Friday 12th September to Scottish Government Policy makers, 3rd sector organisations, medical academics and clinicians, and the recovery community. It has been praised for authentically capturing the voices of those with lived experience and will be a powerful educational tool. The comic is free to use and can be accesses digitally.

 

Dr Nic Dickson has also created this informative animation on juggling multiple health conditions as part of the SysteMatic project: Robert’s story. This 2-minute story complements the lived experience narrative captured in Pathways of Hope, and aligns with Prof Williamson’s work on Missingness in healthcare. The comic and animation both capture lived experience in innovate ways and it is hoped that they positively contribute to improving health outcomes.


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