Lilly Re-Integration Awards

Mental Health Nursing,  May 2005  by Parrott, Tony,  Edmonds, Elaine,  Rodmell, Jules

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Awards

Entries are now being accepted for the Lilly Outstanding Achievement in Mental Health Awards.

The Awards have received wide spread support from organisations involved in the care of people with mental health disorders including the Mental Health Nurses Association, Rethink, The Zito Trust, The Royal College of Nursing, SANE and United Kingdom Psychiatric Pharmacy Group.

The Reintegration Award, now in its seventh year, recognises and rewards exceptional achievements made by individuals or groups in helping people with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder overcome the barriers to reintegrating into society and move their lives forward.

Last year's overall winner of the Lilly Reintegration Award was the Sheltered Work Opportunities Project (SWOP), which offers horticulture as a method of rehabilitation for adults with severe and enduring mental illness. The project also provides welfare and housing advice along with the opportunity to enrol in literacy and numeracy courses. One hundred volunteers regularly attend SWOP producing over 100,000 plants between them a year.

Three projects will be selected by the judging panel. The winning entry will receive a £5,000 grant from Lilly to invest in the winning project or activity There are two runners-up grants of £2,000

Due to the growing success of the Awards, they were extended last year to include the Moving Life Forward Award, which honours service users who have made improvements in their daily life, leading to important personal achievements. Service users living with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder can either nominate themselves or can be nominated by a friend, family member or healthcare professional.

The first ever overall winner of the Lilly Moving Life Forward Award was presented to Robert Murphy for his continued determination and courage against his lifelong battle with bipolar disorder. Robert has never allowed his illness stop him trying to achieve his own personal goals and through his own experiences, he now tries to help other service users cope with their condition, continuing to pursue better care for himself and other sufferers of mental illness.

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