Meerat Kaur, Sandra Jayacodi, & Rachel Matthews talk us through how the 4Pi Involvement Standards for co-production were used to facilitate meaningful partnerships between service users, the public, healthcare professionals, and researchers. Read more
Maureen Ndawana, Community and Engagement Officer for the African Health Policy Network and coordinator of Ffena, tells us about how they have been able to keep their members connected with help from NSUN. Read more
Part 2. Amy Wells explores the experiences of those struggling with work, benefits, debt, and housing. Read more
NSUN Trustee Emily Reynolds blogs about the return to a new normal. Read more
Jane Salazar, founder of SM Talking Circles, talks about her group for adults with selective mutism. They have been able to move online and start planning the use of non-verbal software for their group. Read more
Part 1. Amy Wells shares the experiences of those struggling with their mental health in poverty right now. Read more
Salma Lokat from MCRC tells us about the work they do to support disadvantaged South Asian women with mental health issues in Birmingham. With money from the NSUN COVID fund they were able to continue providing practical outreach to isolated and digitally excluded women. Read more
"There is no normal": NSUN Trustee Alisdair Cameron responds to talk of "the new normal". This is our first of a short series of three articles exploring unmet need & what "business as usual" actually means for mental health community groups & survivors of distress & trauma. Read more
Blog post by Andrew Lee, Director of People First, on the recent news from Yew Trees Hospital in Essex of ten staff being suspended after a CQC report found they "dragged, slapped and kicked" people staying in the unit. Read more
Janey from Talking Sense, a Hearing Voices Group, tells us about their group and how moving online using funding from NSUN enabled them to expand their reach. Read more
Wish, a user-led charity for women experiencing mental health difficulties in prisons, hospitals, and the community, talk through the move to online and their hopes for the future. Read more
We hear from five young mental health activists from Hearts and Minds about their experiences on the Intentional Peer Support Training programme. Read more
Naomi Salisbury, Director of Self Injury Support, talks about the proposed changes to A&E treatment for self-harm - a "call before you walk" system - and concerns around the approach. Read more
This week we hear from Adira, a survivor-led mental health & well-being organisation based in Sheffield supporting Black people with mental health issues. They used money from the NSUN COVID-19 grant for listening training for their peer supporters. Read more
Shuranjeet and Kuljit from Taraki tell us how they adapted to lockdown, using the NSUN COVID-19 grant to expand the reach of their groups and engage more people using digital design tools. Read more
Tyler, the founder of Traveller Pride, talks about how the NSUN fund has allowed them to set up a phoneline and make therapy more accessible for their members during the pandemic. Read more
Blog by Matthew Jackman, self-described Mad Academic and holder of many mental health roles, including being a representative of the Global Mental Health Peer Network and a Global Ambassador for Generation Mental Health. Read more
For the second film in our series showcasing the work that community groups have been able to do with NSUN's COVID-19 grant, we hear from Beth from Let's Talk About Loss. Read more
Mohamed and Amina from Nomad Radio tell us about the activities they've been able to carry out with NSUN's COVID-19 grant. Read more
In the 34th and last post in our series #NSUNCovidLife, Sybil shares her experience of lockdown, and her reflections working on #NSUNCovidLife. Read more
In the 33rd post in our series #NSUNCovidLife, Jolie Goodman reflects on lockdown, art and activism. Read more
In the 32nd post in our series #NSUNCovidLife, Colin King talks about Covid-19, whiteness and racism. Read more
In the 31st post in our series #NSUNCovidLife, Andrew Lee talks about People First, an organisation run by and for people with learning difficulties, and their work during Covid-19. Read more
In the 30th post in our series #NSUNCovidLife, Michelle Baharier, artist and founder of CoolTan Arts, talks about FruitCake Creatives and their online Largactyl Shuffle Walks. Read more