The NHS promotes mental health for both its staff and patients but there seems to be a huge disconnect between their promotion and their practice. … more
Gaslit & Dismissed: The Truth for Chronically Ill and Neurodivergent Patients
Year: 2023
Surviving Restrictive and Least Restrictive Practice: ‘Hold me up, don’t hold me down’
I believe the solution cannot be found without structural change within services. We need policy makers to sit back and listen, carefully…. more
I don’t want a seat at your table: co-production in mental health services
As a consequence of the involvement and co-production agenda – or arguably, as a consequence of the co-option of it – it seems that things are stalling…… more
NSUN’s July 2023 articles & blogs roundup
“Here are all the articles, blogs, vlogs, and podcasts we’ve shared in our weekly bulletins this month. The main focus of this section in our bulletin is to share new, first person pieces written or made by people within and beyond our membership.”… more
Creativity and Mental Health: Still Ill Corona Diary (Podcast)
Monique Jackson, creator of Still Ill: Corona Diary talks to Gabrielle Johnson from NSUN about the power of art to build community, understanding and awareness…. more
NSUN’s June 2023 articles & blogs roundup
“Here are all the articles, blogs, vlogs, and podcasts we’ve shared in our weekly bulletins this month. The main focus of this section in our bulletin is to share new, first person pieces written or made by people within and beyond our membership.”… more
Book Review: ‘Mad World: The Politics of Mental Health’ by Micha Frazer-Carroll
As a student on the MSc Mad Studies programme at Queen Margaret University in Edinburgh, I’ve read my fair share… more
Book Review: Gargi Bhattacharyya’s ‘We, the Heartbroken’
‘This is a good-sized book!’ was my first impression of We, The Heartbroken when I unleashed it out of its… more
NSUN’s May 2023 articles & blogs roundup
“Here are all the articles, blogs, vlogs, and podcasts we’ve shared in our weekly bulletins this month. The main focus of this section in our bulletin is to share new, first person pieces written or made by people within and beyond our membership.”… more
An interview with Survivors’ Poetry Events Coordinator, Debbie McNamara
“We experience relief & gratitude in sharing our work… people get to meet others from around the world who become friends & allies, our struggles become collective, we heal each other with our words & songs, we overcome the fragmentation & alienation caused by trauma, we use our poetry to manage overwhelming emotions & make sense of our experiences, to document extraordinary times in our lives, to revisit difficulty with new eyes, to celebrate where we have reached, to tell our stories; we revive hope.”… more
‘Being with’ not ‘doing to’: violence, harm, and police involvement in mental health services
Read NSUN’s chapter in ‘Holding Our Own: A guide to non-policing solutions to serious youth violence’ … more
A guide to online event safety and conduct management for user-led groups
“Ideas and recommendations for preparing, organising and delivering online events while prioritising event safety and conduct management. “… more