Author: Amy Wells

By Alison Faulkner, survivor researcher (based on a talk given at the Refocus on Recovery conference in Nottingham, 2019) I… more

In the third post in our series #NSUNCovidLife, Mica Montana Grey talks about Mutual Aid…. more

In the second post in our series #NSUNCovidLife, Jo Edge talks about the Mad Covid Hardship Fund. To donate or to apply… more

In the first blog post in our series #NSUNCovidLife, Diana Rose explores the paradox of Covid-19 and ‘extreme vulnerability’.  The… more

Many readers will have watched the predictably, yet excruciating entitled documentary ‘Losing It’, that hit the Channel Four screens this… more

I have been having some thoughts about what constitutes “peer support” and I have to say I am feeling quite… more

This week, I attended NSUN’s annual event in York and, from speeches to conversations with my peers,  it was clear… more

The definition of Peer-Advocacy means representing each other in the same position.  In mental health if you use mental health… more

British Institute of Human Rights launches “Know Your Human Rights” self-advocacy tool This week the British Institute of Human Rights… more

I’m what’s known as a high functioning Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) sufferer. That’s what I was told many years ago… more

Against the backdrop of `mental health awareness week’ I am feeling suicidal. My life has no purpose or meaning, and… more

In the 15th post in our series #NSUNCovidLife, Raza Griffiths shares his personal thoughts on Covid-19: we are not all… more