Watch the recording of our Q&A panel with Jabeer Butt, Jayne Gardner, Joanna Dean and Neil Allen, chaired by Mark Brown. It explores what some of the proposed changes in the Mental Health Act White Paper mean in practice. Read more
The recordings of two shared learning sessions with Switchboard and Taraki on LGBTQ+ online peer support and virtual safe spaces are now available online. Read more
Third Survivor Researcher Network Discussion and Support Group announced - 17.00-18.30, Wednesday 17th March Read more
Second Survivor Researcher Network Discussion and Support Group announced - 17.00-18.30, Thursday 11th February Read more
This blog is a result of a series of conversations mental health and social CEOs have been having to address systemic racism in our sector. Racism is endemic in mental health settings and in the charity sector. I'll be sharing our other work on racial justice as it progresses. This is one small step, but it’s an important one. Read more
"Real change in how people experience detention is not just down to legislation, but will also be contingent on changes in practice and culture, and on the funding which follows." - Akiko Hart, NSUN CEO Read more
The findings of research to understand what challenges user-led mental health organisations face, and to explore what might help user-led organisations delivering mental health support to meet their aims and sustain and develop their activities. By Mark Brown and Emma Ormerod. Read more
Are you a mental health user-led group organising an online event in the next few months? NSUN is making 5 small grants of £150 available for British Sign Language (BSL) interpretation or palantypists (live captions) for your event. Read more
Expert by Experience consultation in partnership with The University of Essex and Shaping Our Lives. Report by Alison Faulkner. Read more
By Mark Brown at the Mental Health Policy Research Unit's event "Immediate impacts and future focus: Coronavirus and mental health services". Read more
Introductory meeting with the Survivor Researcher Network announced - 17.00 on Wednesday 16th December. Read more
Listen to interviews & read our report for mental health service users & survivors who have experienced abuse or hate crime, "Keeping Control". Read more
Our Members' Event and AGM took place on the 24th and 25th of November 2020 Read more
Akiko Hart, CEO Read more
The NSUN Board of Trustees and CEO have released a statement regarding member liability in the case of insolvency Read more
We are delighted to invite you to our Members' Event and AGM 2020 on the 24th and 25th of November with keynote speakers, discussion sessions, and panels with guests including Rosie Tressler, Ursula Myrie, and Meg-John Barker. Read more
Our 2019-2020 Annual Report is now available to read online. It covers our activities over the last year, including, briefly, the beginning of our response to COVID-19. This annual report also includes tributes to Jan Wallcraft (1949-2020), who was a pioneer in the survivor movement as a researcher and activist. Read more
Update on the NSUN Covid-19 Fund: £120,000 awarded to 88 organisations, groups and collectives. Read more
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#NSUNCovidLife was a collection of blogs and videos by our members, for our members. Read more
NSUN bulletin: A new report by the Race Equality Foundation has highlighted racial disparities in mental healthcare. Read more