Thursday 22nd May 2025, 4.00-5.30pm
Join NSUN for our May Network Meeting, where we’ll be discussing social security and mental health, including the Government’s plans to reshape the welfare system and how this could impact people with lived experience of mental ill-health, distress and trauma.
This session will include a conversation about Disability benefits reform and the impact this will have on those living with mental ill-health. The conversation will be between award-winning Disabled journalist Rachel Charlton-Dailey (she/they) and NSUN’s Head of Policy and Campaigns Courtney Buckler (she/they).
About Rachel: Rachel Charlton-Dailey (she/they) is an an award-winning disabled journalist, activist and author. A columnist at The Canary, Rachel has previously reported for the BBC, The Unwritten, The Big Issue, Metro, The Guardian and the Daily Mirror. Her upcoming book Ramping Up Rights is out in July and explores for the first time over 100 years of disability activism and why we still need to fight now.
About Courtney: Dr Courtney Buckler (she/they) is NSUN’s Head of Policy & Campaigns. Courtney is a survivor researcher and mad justice activist. They hold a PhD in Sociology, which focussed on the history and impact of evidence-based medicine on mental health policy-making in the UK. Courtney is also Co-founder and Executive Director of Make Space, a user-led group creating more nuanced and generous responses to self-harm.
About NSUN’s monthly Network Meetings
The NSUN network meetings are for members who want to connect with others shifting power in mental health. Maybe you’re part of a user-led group supporting your community, maybe you campaign for change, or maybe you want to get more involved in the network.
The space will be relaxed – there’s no requirement to stay for the whole time, you can keep your camera on or off, and there’ll be lots of different opportunities to talk, listen and connect with other members.
Spaces for this meeting are limited so please check your availability before registering, and email us at info@nsun.org.uk if you can no longer attend.
You will need to be an NSUN member to get your joining link – please sign up here if you are not already a member.
NSUN’s Conduct Agreement
We want virtual NSUN spaces to be safe, welcoming, and inclusive. Harassment, hate speech, and inappropriate behaviour of any kind, verbal or in the chat/Q&A, will not be tolerated.
We reserve the right to immediately remove any attendee we consider to be in breach of this conduct agreement. This includes anyone making racist, sexist, homophobic, transphobic, ableist, or otherwise discriminatory, offensive, or hateful remarks.
Removed participants will not be able to re-join the session, or, if applicable, join any of the rest of the sessions in a day or series of events. In order to avoid the derailing of sessions we will not enter into conversations around why conduct was deemed inappropriate in the sessions themselves.
Access
You can find an Easy Read Guide to joining Zoom meetings here.
If you need help with costs to be able to access this event, we may be able to make a contribution – please get in touch with us at info@nsun.org.uk.
Zoom closed captions will be available to turn on during the meeting.
We will be asking that attendees keep themselves on mute while others are talking to avoid audio distractions.
Please let us know of any access requirements in your sign up form and we will try to accommodate them as best as we can.
About NSUN
This meeting is free to attend. It is for NSUN members (individuals with lived experience of mental ill-health, distress, and/or trauma, as well as grassroots, user-led mental health groups). If you are not already a member, sign up for free here.
NSUN is a charity and membership organisation of people and grassroots groups with lived experience of mental ill-health, trauma and distress, working towards the redistribution of power and resource in mental health. You can find out more about us here.