We believe:

• Hearing voices is a normal though unusual and personal variation of human experience.
• Hearing voices makes sense in relation to personal life experiences.
• The problem is not hearing voices but the difficulty to cope with the experience.
• People who hear voices can cope with these experiences by accepting and owning their
  voices.
• A positive attitude by society and its members towards people hearing voices increases
  acceptance of voices and people who hear voices. Discrimination and excluding of people hearing voices must stop.

We aim to:

• Raise awareness of the diversity of voices, visions and similar experiences
• Challenge negative stereotypes, stigma and discrimination
• Help create more spaces for people of all ages and backgrounds to talk freely about voice-hearing, visions and similar sensory experiences
• Raise awareness of a range of different ways to manage distressing, confusing or difficult voices
• Encourage a more positive response to voice-hearing and related experiences in healthcare settings and wider society
• Share information and free resources through our website, social media, e-bulletin, newsletter and email information service
• Engage with the media to present realistic and hopeful perspectives on hearing voices and related experiences
• Offer workshops, training and events – subject to resources
• Support members who want to set up a Hearing Voices Group