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<div>Hi</div>
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<div>Open Futures is pleased to announce that the long awaited
academic evaluation of our event for 127 mental health service users
in Dundee on June 22/23, 2004 is available as a pdf file on our web
site, www.openfutures.com</div>
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<div>The evaluation was sponsored by the Scottish Executive's
Department of Health and was written by Dr. Rosemary Chesson,
Professor of Health Services Research, Robert Gordon University in
Aberdeen. Please click on the report within the red border on
the home page entitled<b> User, Consumer, Survivor, Refuser ...</b> to
download the 55 page report.</div>
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<div>The report's summary states "There were high rates of
attendance throughout the event, high commitment to group processes
and widespread contributions to discussions ... It was apparent that
there was a goodness of fit between the approach of open space with
its emphasis on democracy, future focus and complexity, and the aims
of the group.</div>
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<div>"Over the two days considerable headway was made in, not
only developing a structure for a national mental health service
users' organisation, but also creating an agenda to take
forward.</div>
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<div>"The event organised by the SiN (Scottish informal Network)
group demonstrated that user-led strategic planning can be achieved
effectively and efficiently."</div>
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<div>In other words, it was a bloody good event!</div>
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<div>Cheers</div>
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<div>Kerry, Eddie & Maggie</div>
<div>Open Futures Ltd.</div>
<div>Edinburgh</div>
<div>www.openfutures.com</div>
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