HANDBOOKS, TOOLKITS & DOWNLOADS
File languages are shown below. English page descriptions do not change the language of the downloaded materials.
June 2021 · First edition
Recommended or adopted by SOS Children’s Villages, Zhejiang University’s Mental Health Education and Counselling Centre, and OUCS BUBLUE, a mental health society within the Chinese student association at the University of Oxford.
31 pages
A creative participation handbook developed by Artlink Central. A Perch for the Thornbirds served as a project adviser and contributed a small portion of its content.
Revised edition, 2025
Voices from people with lived experience, mental health practitioners and the media, alongside related actions by A Perch for the Thornbirds.
Compiled through 21 May 2022
A collection of Open Dialogue resources, with an infographic on its features, principles and practice. See the PDF’s opening page for guidance.
20 pages
The stories of three artists who have experienced long-term hospitalization.
Printable / Editable
A general PDF sign-in sheet and a separate editable Word template.
PNG image
Guidelines used for our community gatherings, available to view or print.
July 2022 · Print files
PNG files for 6 cm and 10 cm stickers and a 40 cm handheld sign.
Print size: 140 × 417 mm
Printed materials accompanying our Mental Health Film Project.
5 logos · 1 Word template
PNG and JPG logo files, plus an editable Word template with a logo in the upper-left corner.
Baltimore, 2023 · Eight preparation steps
Film images, posters, film information, audience response sheets and bilingual discussion prompts. This toolkit is a planning reference, not permission to screen the films. Contact the relevant rights holders for authorization.
2023 annual review
A review of A Perch for the Thornbirds’ work during 2023.
August—December 2020
The final report of the Pity Party mental health project.
