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Soul Relics Museum launches crowdfunding campaign

Launch of crowdfunding campaign for the Soul Relics Museum Pop-up Exhibitions in London! This coming April, the Soul Relics Museum… more

NSUN attends social prescibing seminar

The seminar started with strong and positive statements about the benefits of social prescribing from Lord Low of Dalston, including… more

NSUN survivor researchers feed into mental health project and concensus conference

The ‘EURIPIDES’ research project (long title – The Evaluating the Use of Patient Experience Data to Improve the Quality of… more

The collective voice of user/survivors from racialised groups: reigniting the space

In 2006, The Afiya Trust, a national charity addressing racial inequalities in health, set up Catch-a-Fiya, a national network of… more

I warned services he would die if he didn’t get help

In 2017 The Suicide Crisis charity started a research project into deaths by suicide which involved attending every inquest which… more

BME mental health service users launch Kindred Minds manifesto

The Kindred Minds BME service user led manifesto ‘A Call for Social Justice’ has been finalised. The Manifesto has concrete… more

Participate in a campaign for Human Rights (blogs wanted!)

The British Institute for Human Rights, which coordinates he Human Rights Alliance NSUN is part of, are launching a campaign called ‘Celebrating… more

The drugs do work…for some people, some of the time!

A six year study published its findings in the Lancet 21 February.  ‘Comparative efficacy and acceptability of 21 antidepressant drugs for the… more

Draft NICE guideline Recognition and Management of Depression in Adults not fit for purpose

The current draft guideline on the Recognition and Management of Depression in Adults is not fit for purpose On the… more

NSUN reviews the CQC’s ‘Monitoring the Mental Health Act’

Any mental health system and the law that governs it should guarantee that the rights of those treated by it… more

NSUN co facilitates Deep Democracy session on disability employment

Over 30 people attended the event held on 13 February at the Plexal in Stratford. NSUN and partners, CHANGE, Shaping… more

Charity leaders calling on Theresa May to fund change in mental health

NSUN among charities calling on Theresa May to fund much needed change in mental health 71 charity leaders, including NSUN,… more