MAD Alliance 'M.A.D Alliance' started out with NSUN members from eight North West London boroughs who 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', whilst implying a 'tongue in cheek' adoption of a word often used as an insult, has a secondary meaning here: it stands for 'making a difference'. Drawing on their individual and collective experience, 'Mad Alliance' members advise the North West London Mental Health and Wellbeing Transformation Board of Commissioners. The group challenges, informs and drives the redesign of services, improving delivery of the Crisis Concordat standards for care and support. The concordat is a national agreement between services and agencies that sets out how they will work together to make sure people get the help they need when they are having a mental health crisis. 'Mad Alliance' members were recruited by NSUN and got to know each other whilst attending our 2015 Creative Leadership Programme, which consisted of an an introduction day followed by 12 interactive sessions. This page is a collection of resources relating to this programme as well as other materials which 'Mad alliance' members use in their work. The Alliance is now managed by a collaboration of local providers accross North West London. Creative Leadership Programme HandbookHandbook - Creative Leadership Programme Creative Leadership Programme MaterialsDay 1 - Introduction to Leadership - slidesDay 1 - Influencing User Leadership by Janice Lowe - slidesDay 1 - Leadership by Janice Lowe - slidesDay 1 - Authority and Power - notesDay 1 - Influence through stories - notesDay 1 - Servant as Leader - notesDay 2 - Introduction to Leadership by Naomi GoodDay 2 - Introduction to 4Pi IndicatorsDay 2 - The Origins of 4Pi by Alison FaulknerDay 3 - Session facilitator Brian Joof's article 'there needs to be change'Day 4 - Session facilitator's Ian Pringle's websiteDay 4 - The Forum Project's website, introducing Augusto Boal's Forum Theatre, the Theatre of the OppressedDay 4 - Video on how Forum Theatre can blast stigma to change minds and end mental health discriminatationDay 4 - Video showing an example of Augusto Boal's Theatre of the Oppressed on the theme of suicideDay 5 - Culture Race and Ethnicity in Commissioning for Mental Health by Dr Colin King - slidesDay 5 - Video on ethnic issuesDay 5 - Dancing to Our Own Tunes ReportDay 5 - Influencing Mental Health Services - a Guide to Values Based Commissioning (VBC)Day 5 - guidance on VBC from the joint commissioning panelDay 5 - MH services for black and minority ethnic communitiesDay 5 - Doll Test Video Day 6 - Session facilitator Dr Jonathan Campion's Public Mental Health Indicators