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Reigniting the Space: for BME user/survivor voice

Despite setbacks, people from racialised groups have continued to work within our communities and local areas, often in isolation and without access to sustainable resources. What has been difficult to achieve is a national forum to facilitate networking, information sharing and collaboration between groups, and to sustain a collective political voice.
Survivor Researcher Network launch manifesto

Written by the Survivor Researcher Working Group, the SRN manifesto sets out the background and context to survivor and service user research and SRN's aims and values as a network
I do matter, we all matter

'It is really something to come out of hospital, after taking an overdose, and feel worse than what drove one to take the overdose in the first place.'
Kindred Minds to meet with UN Special Rapporteur on Health

In his role as NSUN's London and BME Consultant, Raza Griffiths is meeting the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Health on his visit to London next week to discuss how to put BME treatment within the mental health system in the spotlight with the help of the United Nations.

Nigel Moyes

Nigel Moyes
Laura Able

Laura Able
Jo Josh

Jo Josh has been volunteering with us since 2011
Hannah MacDonald

Hannah MacDonald leads on one of our member campaigns
Cluny MacPherson

Cluny MacPherson
Suzi Billingham

Suzi Billingham leads on one of the member campaigns
Anjie Chhapia

Anjie Chhapia has been a volunteer with NSUN since 2015

4Pi national involvement standards

Developed by people with lived experience as part of the National Involvement Partnership (NIP) project, the 4Pi National Standards ensure effective co-production, thus really improving experiences of services and support.
Jobs and involvement opportunities

Jobs and other involvement opportunities that call upon your lived experience as a mental health survivor / service user / carer.
Survivor Researcher Network launch manifesto

Written by the Survivor Researcher Working Group, the SRN manifesto sets out the background and context to survivor and service user research and SRN's aims and values as a network
BME mental health service users launch manifesto

The Kindred Minds BME mental health service user led manifesto is a unique resource, has been written by BME mental health service users and has a comprehensive vision for the policy and practice changes needed to improve the mental well-being of BME mental health service users.
Join as a member

We are a ‘user led’ network of over 4500 individual and group members. Join us to find out what's happening across England to improve the experiences of people who need services and support when in distress. We aim to connect, inform and influence.
Campaigns

Our campaigns are based on the points prioritised in our Members' Manifesto. All of our work aims to take action to improve things for people who experience distress, discrimination and disadvantage.
History

About the National Survivor User Network (NSUN) and the wider service user survivor movement. What we have achieved.
NSUN organises meeting to promote a rights based approach to the Mental Health Act

A meeting to be held on 12 April, to put together ideas for letters to the government and Professor Sir Simon Wessely and for a press release which advocate a human rights approach to current plans to reform the Mental Health Act.
It's time for full legal equality

Liz Sayce, disability rights commentator, reflects on the need for full legal equality - without which it will never be fully ok to talk about mental health
But that would be a lie

Jessica Gallier writes about a series of events that followed her father's suicide and the way in which they affected a vulnerable, grieving family whilst doing nothing to prevent future deaths