Events

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. Read more

Peer Power Event - London

17.06.19: F.E.E.L. meeting this month we will be talking about the importance of peer support with Chris Hansen. Chris is the Director of the organisation Intentional Peer Support, which was developed in the 1990s and is based in New Hampshire, USA. Read more

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. Read more

Mental Health Charter Manchester

19.06.19: The Mental Health Charter Manchester. The Mental Health Charter Alliance are enabling service users and carers to have their say about mental health services in Manchester and raise their concerns about being let down or stepped down by them. Read more

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 Read more

Hardly Hard to Reach

Consultation on Inclusion London's campaign priorities

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

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Peer Support Worker Apprenticeships: Sign our Letter

Open Letter on Peer Support Worker Apprenticeships

Farewell from Sarah

On 6 January 2020, Sarah Yiannoullou will be stepping down as Managing Director after an amazing 10 years of growing NSUN’s network and working to put our members manifesto into action. She will be handing over to Akiko Hart who joins NSUN as the new CEO.

NICE depression in adults guidance latest update

In November 2017 a number of stakeholders raised their concern about significant flaws in methodology, lack of transparency and several inconsistencies in the document.

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.