Kirsten Maclean visited the Program for Recovery & Community Health (PRCH) for 12 months as part of her Ph.D. research exploring the links between education, citizenship, and community organising/activism for people with experience of mental health issues.  She is based at Strathclyde University, Glasgow and her research is part of CRISP (Citizenship, Recovery and Inclusive Societies Partnership).  She works for a mental health advocacy organisation in Scotland and has been involved in developing the first ”Mad People’s History and Identity” course outside Canada in partnership with Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh.