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Home > Articles by: Amy Wells

Author: Amy Wells

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Posts by Amy Wells

African Health Policy Network and COVID-19

Posted on 20 Oct 2020 (13 May 2021)

Maureen Ndawana, Community and Engagement Officer for the African Health Policy Network and coordinator of Ffena, a network of Africans… more

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SM Talking Circles and COVID-19

Posted on 13 Oct 2020 (13 May 2021)

Jane Salazar, founder of SM Talking Circles, talks about her group for adults with a history of selective mutism that… more

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“Normal” saw millions trapped in the poverty cycle. Is that what we want to return to?

Posted on 9 Oct 2020 (21 Jun 2021)

Part 2 Through our work with Trust for London, NSUN recently consulted with our members in the city where inequalities… more

Posted in The new normal

“Normal” saw millions trapped in the poverty cycle. Is that what we want to return to?

Posted on 8 Oct 2020 (31 May 2022)

“If a person has enough money to choose where they can live, go on holiday even once a year, to eat good healthy food, to not have to work two or three jobs to keep out of debt, then they are going to have a much more comfortable, peaceful and happy life.”… more

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The old normal meant poverty and inequality. The new normal for mental health needs to be different

Posted on 6 Oct 2020 (4 Jun 2021)

What do we mean when we talk about a ‘new normal’? That very much depends on who you’re talking to,… more

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Mashriq Challenge Resource Centre and COVID-19

Posted on 2 Oct 2020 (13 May 2021)

MCRC is an organisation in Birmingham that aims to create a safe and welcoming space for disadvantaged South Asian women… more

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There is no normal

Posted on 30 Sep 2020 (4 Jun 2021)

There is no normal. Anyone who’s been in and around mental health services, or the service user/survivor movements will have… more

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Another shocking scandal – why does this keep happening?

Posted on 24 Sep 2020 (31 May 2022)

The news of yet another scandal involving the “physical and emotional abuse” of people with learning difficulties has sent shock… more

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Talking Sense and COVID-19

Posted on 24 Sep 2020 (13 May 2021)

Talking Sense is a Hearing Voices Group in London. It was founded by two people, Lauren and Janey, with personal… more

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Wish and COVID-19

Posted on 15 Sep 2020 (13 May 2021)

Wish is a user-led charity for women experiencing mental health difficulties in prisons, hospitals and the community. Visit their website… more

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Youth Activism and Intentional Peer Support with Hearts and Minds

Posted on 11 Sep 2020 (7 Jun 2021)

NSUN recently funded five places on an Intentional Peer Support (IPS) Training programme for the Peer Youth Mental Health organisation… more

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‘Call Before You Walk’ for A&E – how will this impact treatment for self-harm?

Posted on 5 Sep 2020 (4 Jun 2021)

As an experience-led self-harm support organisation, the issue of how people are treated in A&E for self-harm has been an… more

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