What happens when PIP recipients are hospitalised? Have you had experience of calling the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) Helpline while… more
Year: 2024
NSUN’s September 2023 articles & blogs roundup
Here are all the articles, blogs, vlogs, and podcasts (and more) that we’ve shared in our weekly bulletins this month. The… more
Capitalist mental health: how CBT is failing us
On a fateful day in 2021, we met on a year-long training course in Low Intensity Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (LICBT)…. more
Are we facing a step backwards in disability benefit policy? A history of benefits in the UK
Will a new Labour government lead to an improvement for those in receipt of disability benefits, many of those with… more
We are pathologising ourselves out of solidarity
Validity Will Not Liberate Us, Notes From a Psych Survivor Recently, I was scrolling through social media when I was… more
We have not failed within systems, systems have failed us: the need for radical change in mental healthcare
If we are not fighting against systemic oppression within and outside of mental health services, we will continue to find the same problems…. more
Firepits in frosty places: the migrant’s search for community
This uncertainty over residential status is a wide doorway into despondency, and it’s worse when the politics of the day is mired with anti-immigrant sentiment… more
Redefining “care”
If you are deemed “not sick enough,” accessing timely support can be nearly impossible. Conversely, if you are considered “sick enough,” the treatments you receive may feel more like punishment than care…. more
How eating disorder care got thrown down the drain
Content note: eating disorders, iatrogenic harm Four years ago, I was discharged from an inpatient eating disorder ward in London,… more
Alternatives to Suicide: where can we go next?
Content note: discussion of suicide and suicidality “Should I press the button?” Nancy asks. My stomach flutters as I look… more
Trauma, mental health and migration
This piece was written in collaboration with The Migrants’ Rights Network. The process of migration and experiences of immigration systems… more
NSUN’s July 2024 articles & blogs roundup
“Here are all the articles, blogs, vlogs, and podcasts we’ve shared in our weekly bulletins this month. The main focus of this section in our bulletin is to share new, first person pieces written or made by people within and beyond our membership.”… more