We are a community for people with lived experience of mental health to campaign for change.
The Independent Mental Health Network has set up a Policy and Public Affairs Unit. At this stage, the Unit is a working group established to take the experiences of people with lived experience of mental health, and work to represent those views to key influencers and decision makers locally and nationally.
The work undertaken will aim to contribute, inform, and develop the national policy conversation relating to mental health in the UK.
Examples of planned work include:
- Researching areas of interest in mental health that need development and further contribution
- Researching and drafting responses to consultations locally and nationally relevant to mental health (e.g. Government green papers, proposals, Mental Health Act reforms etc)
- Developing briefings on important topics to help inform the views of decision makers and a range of other key stakeholders
- Arranging meetings with those key stakeholders to present findings / briefings.
IMHN are seeking those with experience in research to help with the development of the Unit’s work.
If you are interested in joining or contributing, read more here.
October 23, 2018 at 10:15 pm