Page from the history of social work initiative, about Alcoholics Anonymous

Page from the history of social work initiative, about the work of Charles Murray

Page from the history of social work initiative, about the work of Ann Hartman

Page from the history of social work initiative, about the work of Joel Fischer

Page from the history of social work initiative, about the work of Paulo Freire

Page from the history of social work initiative, about the work of Sherry Arnstein

Page from the history of social work initiative, about the work of Michael Lipsky

Page from the history of social work initiative, about the work of Jane Jacobs

Page from the history of social work initiative, about the work of Erving Goffman

Page from the history of social work initiative, about the work of Carl Rogers

Page from the history of social work initiative, about the work of William Henry Beveridge

Page from the history of social work initiative, about the work of Orwell, Griffin and others.

Page from the history of social work initiative, about the work of Alice Salomon

Page from the history of social work initiative, about the work of Mary Ellen Richmond

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Page from the history of social work initiative, about the work of Octavia Hill

Page from the history of social work initiative, about the work of Thomas Chalmers

Page from the history of social work initiative, about the work of Elizabeth Fry

At the end of the 1990s a group of interviewers from a range of backgrounds went across England and Wales to record first hand accounts from individuals who had experienced life in old mental health asylums. Their aim was to create a historical resource coming from an often ignored perspective - instead of relying on opinions of those distanced from the situation, it would give those with direct experience the power to speak for themselves. This link provides access to the video interviews that the Testimony Project carried out between 1999 and 2001. Full transcripts and extracts from the interviews are available. This resource provides a helpful insight for students in to how mental health services were provided in the past, and can be used as a trigger for discussion about what has (and has not!) changed.