Second Survivor Researcher Network Discussion and Support Group announced - 17.00-18.30, Thursday 11th February Read more
"Real change in how people experience detention is not just down to legislation, but will also be contingent on changes in practice and culture, and on the funding which follows." - Akiko Hart, NSUN CEO Read more
Blog by Alice Smith, founder of NSUN member 361 Life Support. "We believe in emotional evolution - for ourselves and for society as a whole. To see beyond. Was this ever needed more than now?" Read more
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. By Mark Brown and Emma Ormerod. 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.
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