Jess on Mutual Aid

In the 6th post in our series #NSUNCovidLife, Jess Worner talks about Mutual Aid.

For the previous post in #NSUNCovidLife, click here. For the next post in the series, click here.

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Statement on liability of NSUN members in case of insolvency

The NSUN Board of Trustees and CEO have released a statement regarding member liability in the case of insolvency
How can organisations use the 4Pi Involvement Standards?

Meerat Kaur, Sandra Jayacodi, & Rachel Matthews talk us through how the 4Pi Involvement Standards for co-production were used to facilitate meaningful partnerships between service users, the public, healthcare professionals, and researchers.
African Health Policy Network and COVID-19

Maureen Ndawana, Community and Engagement Officer for the African Health Policy Network and coordinator of Ffena, tells us about how they have been able to keep their members connected with help from NSUN.
NSUN Members' Event and AGM 2020

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.

How can organisations use the 4Pi Involvement Standards?

Meerat Kaur, Sandra Jayacodi, & Rachel Matthews talk us through how the 4Pi Involvement Standards for co-production were used to facilitate meaningful partnerships between service users, the public, healthcare professionals, and researchers.
African Health Policy Network and COVID-19

Maureen Ndawana, Community and Engagement Officer for the African Health Policy Network and coordinator of Ffena, tells us about how they have been able to keep their members connected with help from NSUN.
SM Talking Circles and COVID-19

Jane Salazar, founder of SM Talking Circles, talks about her group for adults with selective mutism. They have been able to move online and start planning the use of non-verbal software for their group.
"Normal" saw millions trapped in the poverty cycle. Is that what we want to return to?

Part 2. Amy Wells explores the experiences of those struggling with work, benefits, debt, and housing.
"Normal” saw millions trapped in the poverty cycle. Is that what we want to return to?

Part 1. Amy Wells shares the experiences of those struggling with their mental health in poverty right now.
The old normal meant poverty and inequality. The new normal for mental health needs to be different

NSUN Trustee Emily Reynolds blogs about the return to a new normal.
Mashriq Challenge Resource Centre and COVID-19

Salma Lokat from MCRC tells us about the work they do to support disadvantaged South Asian women with mental health issues in Birmingham. With money from the NSUN COVID fund they were able to continue providing practical outreach to isolated and digitally excluded women.
There is no normal - Alisdair Cameron

"There is no normal": NSUN Trustee Alisdair Cameron responds to talk of "the new normal". This is our first of a short series of three articles exploring unmet need & what "business as usual" actually means for mental health community groups & survivors of distress & trauma.
Another shocking scandal - why does this keep happening?

Blog post by Andrew Lee, Director of People First, on the recent news from Yew Trees Hospital in Essex of ten staff being suspended after a CQC report found they "dragged, slapped and kicked" people staying in the unit.
Talking Sense and COVID-19

Janey from Talking Sense, a Hearing Voices Group, tells us about their group and how moving online using funding from NSUN enabled them to expand their reach.

Jobs and involvement opportunities

We are recruiting a Policy Officer to expand our focus on rights-based mental health policy that considers the impact of poverty, precarity, housing and employment on mental health.
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 improving experiences of services and support.
Global Ministerial Mental Health Summit - Open Letters

The UK government is hosting a Global Ministerial Mental Health Summit in London on the 9th and 10th of October, 2018. The Summit aims to “build momentum on global mental health issues such as early intervention, public health, research, tackling stigma, and promoting access to evidence-based services.”. Read the Open Letters to the Organisers, Partners and Delegates of the Global Ministerial Mental Health Summit, London
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.
History

About the National Survivor User Network (NSUN) and the wider service user survivor movement. What we have achieved.
Join as a member or supporter

We are a user-led network of over 5000 individual and group members or supporters. We aim to connect, inform, influence, and improve the experiences of people who need services and support when in distress.
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
Alternatives to detention/sectioning under the Mental Health Act 1983. Can you help with suggestions?

As part of her work for the Independent Review of the Mental Health Act, Dorothy Gould is trying to collect as many examples as possible of alternatives to detention/sectioning.
Our vision

Our vision is for the lives of people who experience mental distress, discrimination and disadvantage to be better
The Principles of Peer Support Charter

A collaboration between statutory and voluntary sector organisations has facilitated the production of a peer led and produced Principles of Peer Support Charter.