Content note: mentions of childhood sexual abuse Sitting in a consultation room with a psychologist and receiving the diagnosis of… more
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The NSUN team are now undertaking eight weeks of internal strategic work
From now until the end of March, the NSUN team will be undertaking eight weeks of internal strategic work, with… more
Not a naughty child: people’s experiences of service responses to self-injury
Many people have very difficult, sometimes punitive, experiences in A&E and with mental health services… self-injury is still poorly understood and often judged as deliberately manipulative, attention-seeking or time-wasting…… more
Actions Speak Louder Than Words!
When was the last time you were inspired or offended so much that the offence aroused your passionate sense of… more
When Getting into the Room is the First Hurdle: Lack of Wheelchair Access in Therapy Services
I’ve been turned down by over 100 therapists. Although some turned me down due to lack of availability, a significant… more
Abolition Medicine: Dismantling Carceral Logics in Healthcare
As a child, I was gravely ill with pyloric stenosis, a congenital stomach malformation. Most cases are diagnosed very early… more
Abolition of State Power, Regardless of the Uniform
Patriarchy, capitalism, and white supremacy have long defined the conditions and visuals of guilt. These power structures project guilt onto… more
Why disability justice is a mental health conversation, and mental health is a disability justice conversation
Ellie Thompson from Diversity and Ability unpacks how mental ill-health, distress and trauma intersect with disablement. As a social enterprise… more
Red flags in funding for grassroots groups (and how to improve) – vlogs
Listen to Beth, Debbie, Hameed, Jessica, Sylvia and Taimour, NSUN members whose grassroots organisations received Side By Side grants, discuss… more
Book review – David Harewood’s ‘Maybe I Don’t Belong Here’
David Harewood, ‘Maybe I Don’t Belong Here’ Published by Pan Macmillan ISBN 978-1-529064-13-1 Reviewed by NSUN member David Gibbs This… more
Section Zero (indefinite exclusion)
I imagine my past medical notes to be a charge sheet. The charge is that I am dependent, difficult and a time waster. I have no right of reply or appeal. Clinical opinion can never be challenged or erased…. more
My experience of the Community Rehabilitation Service
Community Rehabilitation When people heard that I was being supported by the Community Rehabilitation Service their immediate thought was often… more