Reflecting on a peer support partnership of 13 statutory and VCSE organisations
I am very proud to have been part of the work which the ‘Principled Way of Working, Peer Support in… more
Author: Amy Wells
Posts by Amy Wells
Still breathing. Not dead.
This film was shot in 2016 just after the repossession of my house. I was feeling really ill with PTSD… more
Response to the Competence Framework
A Peer Support Worker Competence Framework should surely be led by people who work within this discipline, as all other disciplines working within mental health…. more
Life’s Lessons
Content warning: abuse We all have a ‘Body, mind and Soul’ we feel the vibrations affecting our physical senses, thoughts,… more
2021: Let the adventure begin!
We are speeding towards the end of a year that none of us will ever forget because of the impact… more
Mental Health Peer Support Worker Competence Framework: A Personal & Professional Reflection
The absence of attention to peer leadership, grassroots principles and human rights movements has been the fundamental mistake in the NHS approach to implementing peer support roles. … more
How can organisations use the 4Pi Involvement Standards?
We hear about an organisation’s approach to embedding 4Pi and consider their reflections on the future of the Involvement Standards…. more
African Health Policy Network and COVID-19
Maureen Ndawana, Community and Engagement Officer for the African Health Policy Network and coordinator of Ffena, a network of Africans… more
SM Talking Circles and COVID-19
Jane Salazar, founder of SM Talking Circles, talks about her group for adults with a history of selective mutism that… more
“Normal” saw millions trapped in the poverty cycle. Is that what we want to return to?
Part 2 Through our work with Trust for London, NSUN recently consulted with our members in the city where inequalities… more
“Normal” saw millions trapped in the poverty cycle. Is that what we want to return to?
“If a person has enough money to choose where they can live, go on holiday even once a year, to eat good healthy food, to not have to work two or three jobs to keep out of debt, then they are going to have a much more comfortable, peaceful and happy life.”… more
The old normal meant poverty and inequality. The new normal for mental health needs to be different
What do we mean when we talk about a ‘new normal’? That very much depends on who you’re talking to,… more