Groups

     
    User Group Name Contact Details

    Derbyshire User Focused Monitoring

    Putting service users at the heart of the evaluation process.

    • Graham Saxton
    • 01283 731355
    • Park Hill Hilton rd nr Egginton DE65 6GU
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    Derbyshire Voice

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    Derbyshire Voice is a service receiver run led and managed organisation that coordinates strategic involvement in mental health services throughout the county of Derbyshire.

    • Catherine Ingram
    • 01773 744537
    • Unicorn Business Park Wellington Street Ripley Derbyshire DE5 3EH
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    Living with Pyschiatric Medication

    To provide a space for anyone interested in psychiatric medication to think initially, ask questions and act on related issues

    • 01162470335
    • Network for Change 150-152 London Road Leicester LE2
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    Inspire

    Training

    • Ramesh Kanani
    • 7545158028
    • 26 Uttoxeter Close Leicester LE4 7RS
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    Users Support Service

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    Users Support service is a 100% service-user-led independent registered charity providing Advocacy and facilitating service-user Involvement in Mental Health services within Northamptonshire

    • Sam Mwenye
    • 01604 756 845
    • 104 St James Road Northampton NN5 5LF
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    Roads To Recovery Nottingham

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    I am the Project Development Manager of the Peer Support Project. We have two part time employees, both of whom have experience of psychosis and our members accessing Peer Support all have experience of psychosis and have used mental health services. Our Management Committee is co chaired by a service user and a carer, and the Committee consists of carers of young people experiencing psychosis and young people with such experiences themselves. We also have a small compliment of professional who advise the committee on a non-executive basis. As far as the Peer Support project is concerned, we provide social support for young people and promote the fatc that recovery from psychosis is not onloy possible, but is something that is everyone has the potential to achieve.

    • David Gow
    • 0115 9348421 07969 268 821
    • c/o NVAC 7 Mansfield Road Nottingham NG1 3FB
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    Road to Recovery

    We are a charity which is out there to raise awarness of mental health issues and provide support in all ways possible for those who need it.

    • Peter Hylton
    • 07988 33153
    • 74 Beech Av New Basford Nottingham NG7 7LQ
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    Making Waves

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    Making Waves was founded in January 2003. It is a social firm that works in the areas described below. All its members have their own experience of mental distress. We work with primary care and secondary care with local universities and the voluntary sector. Through our personal experience and reflection we aim to develop new and innovative ways of supporting people experiencing mental distress. We currently provide, service evaluation of mental health services, contribute to the development and evaluation of courses and provide research, education and training.

    BIPED

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    A Publishing service for people with mental health needs, to help people find creative quality with their writing and artwork. A creative solution which is embedded with our improving prospects as artists exploring new techniques and renewed with fresh inspiration to express something of ourselves through our gifts - and from there to have something from us which we can contribute in our communities.

    • Rodrigo Portico
    • 0115 9753605
    • 7 Ventura Drive Bulwell Nottingham NG6 8NJ
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    M E M P H A S I S

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    The Emancipation of people with direct experience of mental ill-health is the main objective of M E M P H A S I S. We seek to remove mis-directed and mis-construed negativity as factors in the lives of our people and bring an end to the discrimination which is widely experienced by us in this society. A rolling surge of concerted action by all interested parties will make these objectives achievable and liberate the oppressed from our night-mare of mis-representation by this society. Your continued support is greatly needed and appreciated!

    • Rodney Yates
    • 0115 9753605
    • 7 Ventura Drive Nottingham NG6 8NJ
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    NEDCASH

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    An association of mental-health, self-help groups, increasing user empowerment and representation. The groups in NEDCASH provide support for people who have experienced mental health difficulties.

    • 01246 540 750
    • Holywell Health Centre Holywell Street Chesterfield Derbyshire S41 7SH
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    North Staffs User Group

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    North Staffs Users Group is a pressure group for people living in North Staffordshire who have personal experience of mental distress or illness. We work together to try to get the best local mental health services, whether these are provided by hospitals, GPs, Social Workers. Community Nurses or Voluntary Services. We are recognised by the NHS, Social Services and others as an independent group representing the needs and views of local mental health service users.

    • 01782-683043
    • The Dudson Centre, Hope Street, Hanley, Stoke on Trent ST1 5DD
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    Voice of Service Users

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    Voice of Service Users is a group which aims to promote service user involvement in local mental health services. We try to be a real VOICE for people who use mental health services in North Lincolnshire. We have developed this website to try and give more people in our area a say in local mental health services. If you can't get to our meetings for any reason, you can still give your views and have a say in local services.

    • 01724 858343
    • Scunthorpe and District Mind Printer's Yard Fenton Street Scunthorpe DN15 6QX
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    Rutland Healing Group

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    The Rutland Healing Group promote the physical, emotional and mental health of sufferers of any mental health problem in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland through the provision of support, education, advocacy and practical counselling. We also advance the use of centring prayer, the Christian Healing Ministry and Complementary Alternative Medicine (CAM) as a way of achieving and understanding Mental Health recovery and issues among the wider public.

    • Lizzie Maitland
    • 0116 271 9860
    • 14 Brambling Way, Oadby, Leicestershire, LE25PA
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