We are speeding towards the end of a year that none of us will ever forget because of the impact… more
Category: General
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
Mashriq Challenge Resource Centre and COVID-19
MCRC is an organisation in Birmingham that aims to create a safe and welcoming space for disadvantaged South Asian women… more
Another shocking scandal – why does this keep happening?
The news of yet another scandal involving the “physical and emotional abuse” of people with learning difficulties has sent shock… more
Talking Sense and COVID-19
Talking Sense is a Hearing Voices Group in London. It was founded by two people, Lauren and Janey, with personal… more
Wish and COVID-19
Wish is a user-led charity for women experiencing mental health difficulties in prisons, hospitals and the community. Visit their website… more
Youth Activism and Intentional Peer Support with Hearts and Minds
NSUN recently funded five places on an Intentional Peer Support (IPS) Training programme for the Peer Youth Mental Health organisation… more
‘Call Before You Walk’ for A&E – how will this impact treatment for self-harm?
As an experience-led self-harm support organisation, the issue of how people are treated in A&E for self-harm has been an… more
Adira and COVID-19
This week we hear from Adira, a survivor-led mental health & well-being organisation based in Sheffield supporting Black people with… more