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March 2026 Discussion and Support Group
Our next SRN Discussion and Support Group meeting is at 17.30 GMT on Thursday 19th March. We have moved these meetings to the third Thursday of each month. We would welcome any feedback on this change – especially if you now find yourself unable...
Palantir in NHS Data Systems
Medact briefing for NHS organisations and local authority health scrutiny committees. "Palantir is a US-based data analytics firm specialising in artificial intelligence (AI) technologies and software commonly used by states in surveillance,...
The Migrant Art of Coping
New book, The MIgrant Art of Coping by Sohail Jannesari. looking at the 'intersecting worlds of sanctuary-seeking and mental health'. "Refugees don’t just survive displacement, they build strength, community, and new ways of coping that challenge...
Crafting a Mad Zine Methodology
"Doing it Ourselves: Crafting a Mad Zine Methodology". New article by Hel Spandler, Jill Anderson and Tamsin Walker, describing the approach they developed in their research project about radical mental health zines or mad zines. "Rather than...
Black students experiences of racism in higher education
Hári Sewell reviews two 2025 research papers by Nkasi Stoll and colleagues in a Mental Elf blog: "Academics and researchers have long been interested in the nature and impact of racism in higher education, and in particular, how it affects the...
NIHR involvement coordination contract terminated
The contract for the NIHR Maximising Impact and Public Partnerships (MIPP) Co-ordinating Centre is being terminated. An online DHSC Question and Answer meeting at 11.00 Thursday 12th February might provide some answers on the reasons for this and...
February 2026 Discussion and Support Group
Our next SRN Discussion and Support Group meeting is at 17.30 GMT on Thursday 19th February. We have moved these meetings to the third Thursday of each month. Last month's meeting was well attended, but we would welcome any feedback on this change ...
January 2026 Discussion and Support Group
Our next SRN Discussion and Support Group meeting is at 17.30 GMT on Thursday 29 January. This departure from last year's pattern of Tuesday meetings is due to changing availability. These meetings provide a space for people with lived experience...
Psychosis and Race – Conference Report
We are sharing this report, written by SRN member, Pauline Alexander, of an online conference organised by US based The International Society for Psychological and Social Approaches to Psychosis: ISPS-US 2025 Annual Conference: Bridging...
Informed consent – the Montgomery ruling
We are posting this report written by Laura Able, Survivor Researcher Network member, on a recent conference attended with financial support from SRN from our Community Fund Awards for All project. Montgomery to McCulloch - What now?...
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