NSUN newsMember BlogsThis week we have two blogs concerning Stephen Fry's recent shocking comments about survivors of childhood abuse. In Stephen Fry loses respect of mental health survivors due to insensitive comments - Stephanie Taylor King wonders how the man who used to be perceived as one standing up to the establishment, and, more importantly, be a respected voice in the mental health survivor movement, could have come up with such unacceptable comments concerning those who live with the memories of childhood abuse. The second blog is by Dolly Sen. A writer, director, artist, filmmaker, poet, performer, playwright, mental health consultant, music-maker and public speaker, Dolly has published 8 books since 2002; has taken on performance roles at The Young Vic, the Royal Festival Hall, and around Europe; undertaken a poetry tour; won a poetry award from Poet Laureate Andrew Motion; directed two plays and several TV films; and performed spoken word at City Hall and Oxford University. This week, Dolly Sen writes an open letter to Stephen Fry. #NSUNthrive10 campaignIt is 10 years since the 'Doing it for ourselves’ service user conference in Birmingham. It was at this conference in 2006 that the vision of the National Survivor User Network (NSUN) was taken forward, leading to funding in 2007 and becoming a fully independent organisation in May 2010. You can also raise money by shopping online with the Giving Machine NSUN is about people 'doing it for themselves' with the right help, at the right time, in the right place. |
NSUN national gathering and Shaping Our Lives launch eventThrive: building for a better futureDate: Wednesday 8th June 2016 10.30 Arrive – Tea and coffee / networking RSVP to: info@nsun.org.uk |
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Joint call for examples of social innovationSocial Care Strategic Network (SCSN) and the National Survivor User network (NSUN) are looking for practical examples of where people using services have been involved in the co-production of innovative social approaches to mental health from across the country, and gather information on what has been achieved. An event will follow SAVE THE DATE 15th June in London. Please contact NSUN info@nsun.org.uk |
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Previously shared information available onlinePlease visit our website to find involvement opportunities, jobs and events we shared in previous e-bulletins. This includes our guides to support involvement in reducing the use of restraint in mental health settings. |
University of Exeter - online study for low mood or depressionWhat is the Study About?The University of Exeter are conducting research into a new online self-help treatment for depression or low mood. The study seeks to investigate if a treatment called Behavioural Activation can be delivered online. Who is eligible?The university is looking for people struggling with low mood who are over the age of 18 and have access to the internet. The trial is open to those who live in the South West of England (Cornwall, Devon, Somerset). If you are interested, please contact Jeff Lambert by email or phone 01392 725705. Jeff can give you more information about the study and what’s involved. More details on this PDF. |
Healthy Minds Calderdale - Social Return on Investment TenderObjective: To measure the impact in monetary terms of the Recovery and Support Project,running for 2 years until March 2016, and funded by Calderdale Clinical CommissioningGroup. (CCG)
For a full description of the project and more information on how to apply, please visit the jobs page at Health Minds Calderdale |
Discount offered for Mental Health in the Young ConferenceNSUN members friends and colleagues are offered a discount to attend the Mental Health in the Young Conference 2016, which is taking place on Tuesday 21stJune 2016 at the University of Salford. This one day conference will provide delegates with the opportunity to discuss and debate the growing prevalence of mental health issues in children and young people, the crisis that mental health services are experiencing as a result, and what action is being taken to address these issues. For a full list of topics planned for this event, please visit here. 3 places have been provisionally allocated for NSUN members, friends and colleagues at a reduced price (£200 each plus VAT) - these will be allocated on a first come first served basis please use discount code MENTAL30 Discount offer reminder - previously sharedDon't forget that NSUN members and friends are offered discounts on other events due to take place between April and June, there being organised by HCUK. Please visit this page for the list of events and discount code. |
Volunteers needed for text and e-mail service that supports young women up to 24yrsTESS is Bristol based Self Injury Support's text and e-mail service that supports young women up to 24yrs. Visit the TESS pages to see lots of information about the service. Would you like to become part of the organisation's team of TESS volunteers? Self Injury Support are recruiting volunteers for the TESS service to begin volunteer training in May 2016. The training will cover issues around communication, self-injury, young people and mental health, relationships, abuse and suicide. The dates of the next training are on this page, along with the role description and application form. You need to be able to attend every session. The training will be 10.00am-4.00pm and held in central Bristol. If you have any questions or would like further information please email or call Sarah Whitfield on 0117 927 9600. The closing date to apply is Wednesday 27 April 2016. |
DPAC representatives speak at anti austerity eventThis week end, large anti austerity events took place in Brighton and London. People who attended in London hope that the number of protesters has surpassed those of the 2011 event which was attended by 500 000 according to the Independent. This article contains a report and a gallery of pictures for the 2011 event. So far we've found very little reporting about Saturday's, apart from this video shared on Twitter by DPAC (Disabled People Against Cuts), showing representatives speaking at their stand in Trafalgar Square. The speech was translated live in BSL. We've also found this piece in the Guardian, where people explain why they marched on Saturday. Their reasons go far beyond asking the Prime Minister to resign over the Panama Papers, which the People's Assembly had chosen as the theme of the demo. |
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Patient champions needed to support the development of Digital and Personalisation programmesHealthy London Partnership are recruiting a Patient and Public Voice Champion to support the development of our Digital and Personalisation programmes. |
Moving and provocative new Drama: 'Hearing Things'Hearing Things explores the dilemmas of psychiatry from the points of view of patients, relatives and staff. Based on experiences of psychiatrists and patients, the ‘healthy’ and the ‘ill’, looking at how and if people heal and recover inside institutions. For the past three years, Playing ON has been collaborating with psychiatrists, other staff and patients, drawing together the stories of those receiving and providing mental health care. Hearing Things is the result of that process. Playing ON make quality theatre with communities whose voices are seldom heard. They work in a variety of settings, generating theatre from improvisations inspired by real life experiences. This piece is written by Philip Osment. Check the venue's website for details of related workshops, performances and events at the Albany on the theme of mental health and wellbeing from 18 – 30 April. Events include the previously announced Black and Alaska plus Talk About Something You Like: Byron Vincent’s comical and confessional account of living with the mental health diagnosis, and The Dramatherapist’s Dread: a darkly comic look at a drama drop-in workshop where the participants may not turn-up. LISTINGS INFORMATION:Hearing Things, the Albany Tuesday 26 – Saturday 30 April, 8pm. Saturday 30 April, 2.30pm.Ages 14+.Tickets £12 / £10 concs. Booking: The Albany | 020 8692 4446. The Albany. Douglas Way. Deptford.London SE8 4AG. |
Listening event - 'In Your Shoes'Local NHS Trusts are working together to improve peoples’ experiences when using emergency and urgent care services/ pathways. An important part of getting this right is to listen to patients and carers’ experiences of using these services. To listen to patients and carers, Mid Essex Hospital Services NHS Trust, Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Southend University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust are running an “In Your Shoes” event. There will be round 30 patients and carers and 30 staff at the session. Patients and carers who attend will be able to:
Please note, reasonable travel expenses will be reinbursed on the day. Thursday, 28 April 2016 from 09:30 to 11:30 (BST) , BEST WESTERN Ivy Hill Hotel - Writtle Road, Chelmsford CM4 0EH, United Kingdom Register for your free place here For any queries, please contact Victoria Parker by phone 01245 51 (ext 4338) or email |
Caretaking in the Community? the Mental Health DebateAre we failing the UK’s mental illness sufferers? It is estimated that around three-quarters of people with mental health problems in the UK receive no care at all. While the government has committed to a £1 billion spend by 2020, is this enough, or does something more fundamental need to change in our attitude, and soon? 3 May 17:45–18:45 The Old Vic Theatre 103 The Cut, SE1 8NB London |
Recovery In The Bin: Welfare Rights Training for ESA/ PIPRecovery In The Bin (RITB) is a mental health social justice group. In response to the news about the government recruiting 180 new presenting officers (see article above), they are fundraising to help train 16 volunteers to support people with mental health difficulties before and up to ESA/ PIP tribunals. Welfare Rights training - ESA and PIP (form filling/collecting evidence/over view of tribunal process) - Last few places remaining. |
Second conference on Peer Supported Open DialogueAn event organised by the North East London NHS Foundation Trust (NELFT) and the Academy of Peer-supported Open Dialogue (APOD). Since the last conference nearly 60 clinicians from around the country have completed the first training in Peer-supported Open Dialogue in the UK and dozens of families in 4 NHS Trusts have now received care in this way. Peer-supported Open Dialogue is on its way to become a reality in the NHS, with a further 80 peers and clinicians to be trained in 2016, and a large scale research study also being planned. This year, the event will focus on:
Date: Monday 25 April |
NHS care.data records still being shared with third parties due to Department of Health delaysJeremy Hunt's department is dragging its heels on a system to opt people out of having their data shared say Computer World UK - Years since the NHS Care.Data programme was scrapped, one million people still have not had their details opted out - despite the system being ready to go Calls for improved mental health care in Norfolk A&E departmentsFormer health minister Norman Lamb is calling for action over the disparity of mental health provision at Norfolk’s three A&E departments. Junior doctors sleeping rough outside Whitehall in protest over contractsDr Rachel Clarke and Dr Dagan Lonsdale have begun an ‘indefinite’ protest against planned changes to their contracts. Jeremy Hunt met by protesting junior doctors in OxfordVideo report. Health secretary Jeremy Hunt was met by protesting junior doctors when he arrived in Oxford to promote dementia research.
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