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The London network coordinator is Raza Griffiths.

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Hardly Hard to Reach

27.06.19: Hardly Hard to Reach event, London. Race on the Agenda (ROTA) and partners on the Active Lives, Healthy Minds project: the Account Trust (Nepali), Qoys Daryeel (Family Care, Somali), Network of Eritrean Women-UK and the Tamil Community Centre would like to invite you for their end of project conference.
Webinar: Peer Support, User-Led Organisations, and Mental Health and Prevention

18.06.19: Webinar with Alison Faulkner and Emma Ormerod from NSUN. Exploring the role of user-led organisations and peer support initiatives in the prevention of mental distress and social exclusion.
Race, Sexuality and Mental Health

21.06.19: LGBT+ activist and writer, talk mental health within the QPOC (Queer People of Colour) community, discussing the difficulties of juggling multiple minority identities, its subsequent effect on mental wellbeing, and what can be done to ensure QPOC are catered for when it comes to mental healthcare services
Consultation on Inclusion London's campaign priorities

04.07.19: Consultation on Inclusion London's campaigning priorities and training on Public Sector Equality Duty

Reigniting the space steering group

Steering group members for Reigniting the Space
MAD Alliance

NSUN members from eight North West London boroughs who have formed a leadership group to establish a culture of co-production at all levels of commissioning and influence provision of mental health care and support across North West London. MAD stands for 'making a difference'.
Reigniting the Space: for BME user/survivor voice

A national forum to facilitate networking, information sharing and collaboration between racialised groups, and to sustain a collective political voice.
Involvement Workers

The service user involvement workers peer support and development group was established September 2009. This was in response to requests from members to provide support to people who are in a professional role as a direct result of their own personal mental health experiences.
North East together (NEt)

NEt is the network for people with lived experience of mental health conditions living in the North East of England.
Survivor Researcher Network (SRN)

The network aims to provide mental health service users and survivors who are involved and interested in research a forum for networking, sharing information and supporting each other.
Survivors History Group

A group of survivor historians who ensure our past is not lost
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Jobs and involvement opportunities

Jobs and other involvement opportunities that call upon your lived experience as a mental health survivor / service user / carer.
4Pi national involvement standards

Developed by people with lived experience as part of the National Involvement Partnership (NIP) project, the 4Pi National Standards ensure effective co-production, thus really improving experiences of services and support.
Global Ministerial Mental Health Summit - Open Letters

The UK government is hosting a Global Ministerial Mental Health Summit in London on the 9th and 10th of October, 2018. The Summit aims to “build momentum on global mental health issues such as early intervention, public health, research, tackling stigma, and promoting access to evidence-based services.”. Read the Open Letters to the Organisers, Partners and Delegates of the Global Ministerial Mental Health Summit, London
BME mental health service users launch manifesto

The Kindred Minds BME mental health service user led manifesto is a unique resource, has been written by BME mental health service users and has a comprehensive vision for the policy and practice changes needed to improve the mental well-being of BME mental health service users.
History

About the National Survivor User Network (NSUN) and the wider service user survivor movement. What we have achieved.
Join as a member

We are a ‘user led’ network of over 4500 individual and group members. Join us to find out what's happening across England to improve the experiences of people who need services and support when in distress. We aim to connect, inform and influence.
Survivor Researcher Network launch manifesto

Written by the Survivor Researcher Working Group, the SRN manifesto sets out the background and context to survivor and service user research and SRN's aims and values as a network
Alternatives to detention/sectioning under the Mental Health Act 1983. Can you help with suggestions?

As part of her work for the Independent Review of the Mental Health Act, Dorothy Gould is trying to collect as many examples as possible of alternatives to detention/sectioning.
Our vision

Our vision is for the lives of people who experience mental distress, discrimination and disadvantage to be better
The Principles of Peer Support Charter

A collaboration between statutory and voluntary sector organisations has facilitated the production of a peer led and produced Principles of Peer Support Charter.