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We should be sceptical of trauma-informed care

Chloe Apter

16 November 2023

NSUN’s October 2023 articles & blogs roundup

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1 November 2023

Misogynoir in healthcare: Reviewing the 2023 Women’s Health Strategy

Simran Kaur Takhi

18 October 2023
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‘Don’t push disabled people into poverty’: Over 100 disability organisations tell Government to ditch Work Capability Assessment changes

NSUN, as a member of the Disability Benefits Consortium (DBC), opposes the proposed changes to the Work Capability Assessment. You… more

20 November 2023

NSUN statement: call for MPs to vote for a ceasefire in Gaza

As a mental health charity that strives to take a rights-based, intersectional and social justice-informed approach to our work around… more

14 November 2023

NSUN response: omission of Mental Health Act reforms from the King’s Speech

Yesterday, the final King’s Speech before the next general election took place without mention of a Mental Health Bill, which… more

8 November 2023
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Latest research and publications

Single sex spaces: trans and non-binary service users’ experiences of single sex wards in mental health settings (2023)

This report finds that trans and non-binary service users experience discrimination and harm in mental health care settings. It sets… more

Funding Grassroots Mental Health Work (2022)

This report explores the ways that user-led mental health groups find it difficult to get funding to sustain themselves. It… more

Lived Experience Leadership – Mapping the Lived Experience Landscape in Mental Health (2021)

This work sets out the complexities of the concept of ‘Lived Experience Leadership’. It sets out where people with lived… more

What Do User-Led Groups Need? (2020)

This research looked to understand what challenges user-led mental health organisations face, and to explore what might help user-led organisations… more

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