In the 4th post in our series #NSUNCovidLife, Jess Worner talks about peer support and her work at Together for… more
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The inconvenient complications of peer support
By Alison Faulkner, survivor researcher (based on a talk given at the Refocus on Recovery conference in Nottingham, 2019) I… more
Mica on Mutual Aid
In the third post in our series #NSUNCovidLife, Mica Montana Grey talks about Mutual Aid…. more
Mad Covid Hardship Fund
In the second post in our series #NSUNCovidLife, Jo Edge talks about the Mad Covid Hardship Fund. To donate or to apply… more
The Paradox of COVID 19 and ‘extreme vulnerability’
In the first blog post in our series #NSUNCovidLife, Diana Rose explores the paradox of Covid-19 and ‘extreme vulnerability’. The… more
Looking Through The Lens at Briena
Many readers will have watched the predictably, yet excruciating entitled documentary ‘Losing It’, that hit the Channel Four screens this… more
Increasing hierarchical power structures within peer support?
I have been having some thoughts about what constitutes “peer support” and I have to say I am feeling quite… more
Oppressed minorities must come together
This week, I attended NSUN’s annual event in York and, from speeches to conversations with my peers, it was clear… more
Peer Advocacy
The definition of Peer-Advocacy means representing each other in the same position. In mental health if you use mental health… more
Know your human rights
British Institute of Human Rights launches “Know Your Human Rights” self-advocacy tool This week the British Institute of Human Rights… more
Borderline Personality Disorder – the diagnosis and me!
I’m what’s known as a high functioning Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) sufferer. That’s what I was told many years ago… more
SCREAM IF YOU WANNA GO FASTER. The Signposting Roundabout from Hell
Against the backdrop of `mental health awareness week’ I am feeling suicidal. My life has no purpose or meaning, and… more