Update about the Mental Health Act Review and support urgently wanted. NSUN, together with a wide range of other user-led organisations, individuals with mental health diagnoses and allies, is campaigning for recommendations and legal change which fully comply with human rights set out under the UNCRPD. Read more
Read our short report of the NSUN AGM & Members' event 2019. 'Justice, hope, togetherness, history, solidarity, love for each other and practical actions is where NSUN has its value. ' Read more
ROFA calls for a new, free-standing law, drawn up in consultation with user-led organisations, to implement an independent living bill of rights. Read more
At the start of October, Dorothy Gould travelled to Brussels to join in the Freedom Drive. Read Dorothy's report on the event. Read more
In January 2020, Akiko Hart will join NSUN as CEO. Sarah Yiannoullou will be leaving after an amazing 10 years of growing NSUN’s network and working to put our members manifesto into action. Akiko introduces herself and shares her hopes for the future of NSUN. Read more
User-led groups can make life worth living. Our 2019 campaign is to raise awareness of the loss of hundreds of user-led groups over the last few years and the crisis facing those that still exist. They have a significant role to play in supporting people going through the bleakest and most difficult moments of life. Read more
Every Mind Matters campaign was launched 7th October - It's a free NHS-approved online tool, which helps people build an action plan to deal with stress and anxiety, boost their mood, improve their sleep and help them feel more in control. Read more
NSUN was invited to attend a stakeholder lunch with Claire Murdoch at the Health and Care Innovation Expo 4 September in Manchester. Read Angela Newton's report on the event. Read more
NSUN's Annual General Meeting and Members' Event is in York this year, 24.10.19. The theme is the 'Value of User-led Groups'. Read more
We are at an exciting stage of change and development, having finished a period of deep reflection and review. After 10 years in post Sarah Yiannoullou is standing down as Managing Director and managing the recruitment of a new CEO. We are also looking to recruit new Trustees. Find out more here. Read more
An important recent development is that work is now occurring on indicators for the 33 Articles which make up the UNCRPD. The idea is that these can then be used to demonstrate further what the UNCRPD means in practice and to track a country’s progress with implementing it. Read more
Commission on Social Security UK: Looking for the Call for Solutions? Led by Experts by Experience, the commission is a project set up to find out how the government could make the welfare benefits system better. The Commissioners want to hear thoughts and ideas for a better welfare benefits system – especially from people with experience of the system Read more
Reflections on the Mental Health Act Review and its recommendations. The points we will be raising as members of the Mental Health Act Review Advisory Group. Read more
Read our account of a meeting between Sarah Newton MP and six Disabled Peoples' Organisations (DPOs): Inclusion London/the Reclaiming Our Futures Alliance, NSUN, the Equalities National Council, Disability Wales, Independent Living in Scotland and Disability Action Northern Ireland. Read more
EHRC call for interviewees for their inquiry into the experiences of disabled people within the criminal justice system. The inquiry will address whether disabled defendants’ needs are identified; what reasonable adjustments, if any, are made; whether there are particular barriers or helpful factors; what recommendations should be put forward. Read more
Read about the joint working and co-operation between organisations led by disabled people (DPOs) at an international level. Read more
Undercover filming by a reporter for the BBC Panorama Programme has revealed highly offensive attitudes and language about patients amongst Whorlton Hall staff, intimidation and mockery of patients and an unacceptable use of restraint. Read more
The Money and Mental Health Policy Institute launched a report about particular difficulties which people with mental health diagnoses/in mental distress have when trying to navigate the benefits system. Read more
Committee for the UN Convention against Torture (UNCAT): Read the findings and recommendations and responses to the NSUN submission. Read more
NSUN contributes to the Examination of the UK Government's Adherence to the UN Convention Against Torture (UNCAT) Read more
User-led organisations across the country are continuing to close, with the sector even facing a “real threat of extinction”, leading networks have warned this week. Read more
Following the Mental Health Act Review, NSUN members and friends are invited to supply evidence relevant to chapter three of the Mental Health Code of Practice (2015), which provides guidance about the use of a human rights and equality approach under the MHA. Read more
NHS England published the NHS Long Term Plan, setting out how they will make the NHS fit for the future, stating the long-term plan could save up to 500,000 lives over the next decade. Read more
Here's an update of the contacts made with politicians and TUC members about human rights issues, including those related to the Mental Health Act Review Read more