Third Survivor Researcher Network Discussion and Support Group announced - 17.00-18.30, Wednesday 17th March Read more
Policy Officer: to articulate a rights-based mental health policy with a focus on the impact of inequality, marginalisation, poverty/precarity, housing and un/employment on mental health. Read more
Alison Faulkner writes about what we can learn from a local partnership between statutory and voluntary peer support services. Read more
Blog by Anne Beales and video by Principled Ways of Working Partners Read more
We are a network of people and groups living in England who have and do experience mental distress and want to change things for the better. By connecting our members, and amplifying their experiences and aspirations, we influence policy, practice and perception, in order to reduce disadvantage and discrimination and stop people being ignored and isolated.
3 minute films: A series of videos showcasing how members used our COVID-19 funding to adapt their activities and talking through thoughts of the future for user-led groups.
...Make the policy of ‘getting the right support, at the right time, in the right place, from the right person’ a reality... Download the 2019 Manifesto
Developed by people with lived experience as part of the National Involvement Partnership (NIP) project, the 4Pi National Standards ensure effective co-production, thus improving experiences of services and support.
The findings of research to understand what challenges user-led mental health organisations face, and to explore what might help user-led organisations delivering mental health support to meet their aims and sustain and develop their activities.
All of our work takes forward the intentions set out in our Members’ Manifesto. We aim to connect, communicate, inform and influence by facilitating ‘real’ involvement and co-production, collective action and mutual support.
We are a user-led network of over 5000 individual and group members or supporters. We aim to connect, inform, influence, and improve the experiences of people who need services and support when in distress.
The Covid-19 crisis has meant that NSUN is needed more than ever. Help us keep our members informed and connected, and their voices heard.
Download a leaflet about NSUN that you can print and share within your group or community to grow our network.
We are hiring - Policy Officer to focus on rights-based mental health policy: the impact of inequality, marginalisation, poverty/precarity, housing and un/employment on mental health.
This blog is a result of a series of conversations mental health and social CEOs have been having to address systemic racism in our sector. Racism is endemic in mental health settings and in the charity sector. I'll be sharing our other work on racial justice as it progresses. This is one small step, but it’s an important one. Read more
Second Survivor Researcher Network Discussion and Support Group announced - 17.00-18.30, Thursday 11th February Read more