Publication on the results of the 3rd MindThink seminar on recovery, attended by SPN.
What are the next steps to giving mental health service users greater choicer and control over the support they get? Read Raza's article
Download the notes from the hugely successful SPN study day held in Northampton last July.
The Mental Health in Higher Education Project has recently relaunched its website. Read more
Raza Griffiths writes on the Stigma Shout survey commissioned by Moving People.
A review of all 69 NHS trusts providing acute inpatient mental health services in England. Read more
Update by Raza Griffiths
Congratulations from all at SPN to Terry Bamford who is just back from the International Federation of Social Workers' (IFSW) annual conference in Brazil, where he collected the Medal and Diploma in Memory of Andrew Mouravieff-Apostol, in recognition of his outstanding contribution to social work. Read CC article...
The Living with Psychiatric Medication group is having a drug company advertising amnesty and they need you!
Working with Leicestershire Libraries they will work round the clock to re-brand said goods, turning them into jolly good works of art before releasing back into the community, totally reformed and totally rehabilitated!
Mental Health in Higher Education aims to enhance learning and teaching about mental health through increasing networking and the sharing of approaches across the disciplines in UK higher education.
We have recently re-launched our website which keeps educators up to date with news and events, and provides links to a very wide range of resources. Some features which may be of interest to you are:
- Our bi-monthly e-bulletin - mhhenews
- Regional mental health educators lists
You may also be interested in the Professional Education Public Involvement Network:
Please use the 'join mailing list' form if you would like to be added and/or do get in touch if you have any queries, can contribute resources or would like to discuss the project further. We would very much welcome your involvement.
Is personalisation truly delivering more power to mental health service users? SPN explored the issues at an SPN joint study day on Tuesday 8th July in Northampton.
Rita Brewis of In Control talked about making self directed support a reality.
SPN Executive Committee member, Daisy Bogg, examined the issues for services.
Watch this space for the publication containing notes and presentations from the day
Vicky Nicholls writes on the 29th June Observer article by Professor Dinesh Bhugra
to all who completed questionnaires about user-controlled research. Read more...
Raza Griffiths reports from a national conference looking at lesbian gay bisexual and transgender issues hosted by the Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Advisory Group.
The Paul Hamlyn Foundation and the Mental Health Foundation wish to recruit an independent team to evaluate the effectiveness of the Right Here initiative, which addresses the well being and mental health needs of 16-25 year olds across the UK. Read more..
Terry Bamford, SPN Director writes on the launch of Connect and Include, a study of community development and mental health
Jonathan Naess says the proposed new NHS consititution offers the opportunity to remodel mental health services. Article in the Guardian - July 9th 2008
The Mental Health Foundation has just published information about how the Mental Capacity Act can help people with mental health problems and people with learning disabilities as customers of banks or building societies.
The issues around take up of individual budgets in mental health (Community Care article) will be explored at the forthcoming SPN study day
CSIP Guide to carer and user involvement published. Download Valuing Improvement document.
Slow progress on NSIP commissioning guidance on day services. Read SPN director Terry Bamford's article on the "From Segregation to Integration" review.
In response to a national consultation, Refocusing the Care Programme Approach has been published to support implementation of CPA.
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