Melanie Davis

Biography

Melanie has been the manager of Mind in Camden’s REST Project for 20 years. She facilitates a weekly support group, providing advice, information and support regarding safe withdrawal from benzodiazepines. She also campaigns about the dangers associated with use of this medication and provides advocacy on behalf of clients with their GPs and psychiatrists. Melanie’s interest in the area began when two people she knew became addicted to sleeping pills and she realised the insufficiency of the support available to them. She is very interested in the physical, psychological, social and political forces at work that make a change in use very difficult. Her ethos is that – while those with a dependency are the prime movers in their treatment – a collaborative effort is required, with the project’s encouragement, reassurance and support.

Research Interest

 Psychology