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NEW Hearing Voices Group formed in Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA, April 2008
INTERVOICE welcomes this great intitiaitve. Co-sponsored by the Center for Human Development, the Recovery Learning Community and the Freedom Center. More informatiion click here
In 1999 the Madison Voices Group became the first Hearing Voices Group to be set up in the United States. Jenny Branks ( click here to see Jenny's profile ), established, facilitates and coordinates this group.
In October 2006 Madison Voices group became a fully self-run group. The Madison Voices Group manages inquiries from all over the United States. The group has recently received a grant to create/coordinate the national HVN-USA Newsletter and has just started a second group in the Madison area. They are also founding the National Network: Hearing Voices Network-USA.
Jenny Branks has put together a very interesting and useful powerpoint presentation about setting up hearing voices groups, entitled "Starting A Voices Group", click here to view.
HVN-USA contact information:
website: HVN-USA This site is currently in development.
e-mail: hvn-usa@hotmail.com
phone: (1) - 608-446-6578