This report explores experiences of menstruation within psychiatric inpatient settings. It highlights that patients in psychiatric hospitals are often insufficiently… more
Resource Type: Mental health services
NSUN’s chapter in ‘Holding Our Own’ (2023)
A new report on alternative solutions to what gets called “serious youth violence” contains a chapter by NSUN on violence,… more
Single sex spaces: trans and non-binary service users’ experiences of single sex wards in mental health settings (2023)
This report finds that trans and non-binary service users experience discrimination and harm in mental health care settings. It sets… more
Informing a Decision Guide for Psychological Treatments for Depression
Alison Faulkner The NICE guideline for depression is a very long and technically complex document. NICE acknowledges that treatment decisions should be made… more
Peer Support: Working with the VCSE Sector
Alison Faulkner We argue that the knowledge, skills, experience and resources of the VCSE sector are valuable in establishing a… more
4Pi Involvement Standards
4Pi is a framework for the involvement of service users and carers – in our own care, in our communities,… more
Healthy Lives Project Report
Dorothy Gould Improving physical health services for people diagnosed with serious mental illnesses: this is a user-led study which the… more
Influencing Mental Health Services: a Guide to Values-based Commissioning
NSUN in partnership with Mind Traditional commissioning relies on scientific and research evidence to make decisions about what kinds of… more
Dancing to Our Own Tunes
Jayasree Kalathil (NSUN in partnership with Catch-a-Fiya) Reassessing black and minority ethnic mental health service user involvement. First published in… more
The Case For Co-production
National Survivor User Network This report contains some case studies of co-produced services which demonstrate that when this approach is… more
Unlocking Service User Involvement Practice in Forensic Settings
NSUN commissioned WISH to conduct a review of involvement practice in forensic settings – many fail to provide adequate and… more