'You may have not had the chance to study, go to uni or you may have had to drop out of reaching your goals due to the BPD but remember that your experiences are invaluable and can be used to effectively reach others who maybe experiencing similar to yourself' writes KatieRead more
Dr Emma Ormerod reflects on how patients will have a greater say in decisions when the essential power dynamic remains the same.Read more
The Women’s Mental Health Network is a partnership of voluntary organisations from across the sectors, that works to give women with mental health needs a voice and drive forward change within the system so that these voices are heard.Read more
My journey as a mental health equality activist has been painful, a public health warning to your sanity as you see the delusions to how racism operates in which whiteness is in the room but has been invisible when talking about equality., says Colin King, who recently set up the ‘Whiteness and Race Equality’ network in mental healthRead more
I'm a person who struggles with suicidality and the government has appointed a 'suicide prevention minister'. You'd think I'd be happy. Or at least willing to give this notion a chance. But no. I'm angry, says Madame MerteuilRead more
Paul has kindly written to us and asked us to share his story. Paul is active in a number of service user involvement meetings in Leeds as well as giving talks and being part of panels both locally and nationally.Read more
'It is really something to come out of hospital, after taking an overdose, and feel worse than what drove one to take the overdose in the first place.'Read more
''every time I did confide in anyone – be they family member or health professional – I was let down, every time, by their failure to protect me from further harm.''Read more
Jessica Gallier writes about a series of events that followed her father's suicide and the way in which they affected a vulnerable, grieving family whilst doing nothing to prevent future deathsRead more
I don’t often write personal stories and am not even sure why I am writing this – some kind of provisional settling of accounts maybe. And it’s not a good subject for a New Year but we don’t control time....Read more
NSUN member Vanessa Yim reviews Lynn Tang's latest book 'Recovery, Mental Health and Inequality: Chinese Ethnic Minorities as Mental Health Service Users'Read more
A blog by Scheherazade, on the launch of the recently published Power Threat Meaning Framework. Scheherazade was among the crowd that gathered at Friends House, Euston, on 12 January to listen to the speakers at the launchRead more
Liz Sayce, disability rights commentator, reflects on the need for full legal equality - without which it will never be fully ok to talk about mental healthRead more
Advocate Simone Aspis writes about what she'd like the mental health act review to do to ensure people with learning difficulties / autism are better includedRead more
Advocate Simone Aspis reflects on what the mental health act review could focus onRead more
Originally written by Dina Poursanidou for her blog in Asylum magazineRead more
Joy Hibbins, who runs a Suicide Crisis Centre primarily set up to support people who do not access other services, reveals that, lately, a lot of of callers who use the traditional mental health system have been contacting her organisation instead of the mental health crisis teams...which take too long to get back to people - if at all.Read more
Martyn Coyle has been an advocacy campaigner for over 15 years. He was recently asked to write a post in light of the review of the Mental Health ActRead more
In the light of the almost daily revelations about workplace sexual harassment and abuse, peer researcher Alison Faulkner wishes to highlight the devastating impact that sexual abuse as well as the impact of secrecy.Read more
Survivor blogger Nicky Hayward reviews the independently produced film 'Crazywise'Read more
Survivor artist and writer Dolly Sen introduces her book 'DSM 69' which showcases her trademark humour.Read more
NSUN member Terry Conway remembers a life changing experience - turning 21 in a psychiatric hospitalRead more
A blogger rages against the concept of recoveryRead more
A compassionate activist, author, artist and comrade, survivor Robert Dellar (1964-2016) touched the lives of many, writes journalist Ruth Hunt.Read more