Volunteers

Roy Bard

Based in London, Roy leads on the welfare benefits campaign

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Hannah MacDonald

Hannah MacDonald leads on one of our member campaigns

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Suzi Billingham

Suzi Billingham leads on one of the member campaigns

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Latest

We are hiring - Policy Officer

Policy Officer: to articulate a rights-based mental health policy with a focus on the impact of inequality, marginalisation, poverty/precarity, housing and un/employment on mental health.
Peer Learning Community

The “Peer Learning Community” (PLC) project is a working title for what will hopefully become a values-based network/membership organisation of peer supporters and user-led groups/organisations that provide peer support in England...
SRN Discussion and Support Group for Survivor Researchers

Second Survivor Researcher Network Discussion and Support Group announced - 17.00-18.30, Thursday 11th February
Principled Ways of Working: Peer Support in Sussex (2021)

Alison Faulkner writes about what we can learn from a local partnership between statutory and voluntary peer support services.

Jobs and involvement opportunities

We are hiring - Policy Officer to focus on rights-based mental health policy: the impact of inequality, marginalisation, poverty/precarity, housing and un/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.
About NSUN

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.