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2025: NSUN’s year in review

From lived experience perspectives, to campaigns around welfare reform, trainings on Disability justice and Palestinian liberation, and research into the… more

14 January 2026

Why the mental health sector should be doing more to protect trans rights 

A call to action from NSUN, co-signed by: Centre for Mental Health, The McPin Foundation, Mental Health First Aid England®,… more

31 March 2025

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NSUN announces new CEO

In January 2020, Akiko Hart will join NSUN as CEO. Sarah Yiannoullou will be leaving after an amazing 10 years… more

21 October 2019

World Mental Health Day – the crisis of user-led organisations

User-led groups can make life worth living The National Survivor User Network (NSUN) is a network of groups and organisations… more

9 October 2019

Every Mind Matters campaign

A better deal for everyone’s mind! Yesterday the ‘Every Mind Matters‘ campaign was launched by Public Health England and NHS… more

7 October 2019

NHS Expo Stakeholders Lunch

An invitation to lunch The Health and Care Innovation Expo 2019 took place in Manchester in early September. This annual… more

29 September 2019

NSUN is recruiting!

NSUN Chief Executive Officer The National Survivor User Network (NSUN) is a membership network led by people with lived experience… more

11 August 2019

Update on the UNCRPD

Update about the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) An important recent development is that… more

11 August 2019

Commission on Social Security UK

Commission on Social Security: call for ideas about a better welfare benefits system The Commission on Social Security UK is:… more

7 July 2019

Reflections on the Mental Health Act Review

Mental Health Act Review Advisory Group held it’s first meeting following the publication of the review recommendation, 7th May. The… more

1 July 2019

Meeting with the Minister for Disabled People

Meeting with the Minister for Disabled People On 14th February, six of us from DPO organisations across the UK met… more

10 June 2019

Urgent request from the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC)

Urgent request from the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) The EHRC has just launched an inquiry into the experiences… more

10 June 2019

DPOs joint working internationally

Joint working and co-operation between organisations led by disabled people (DPOs) at an international level On 1 June, this was… more

9 June 2019

Shocking abuse at Whorlton Hall

BBC Panorama exposes another shocking case of abuse in private inpatient care for people with learning difficulties Undercover filming by… more

30 May 2019
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