European Network for (ex)-Users and Survivors of Psychiatry (ENUSP)

ENUSP gives (ex-)users and survivors of psychiatric services across Europe a way to communicate so that we can support one other in the personal, political and social struggle against injustice and discrimination. They are the only grassroots umbrella organisation working across Europe to unite local and national organisations of (ex-)users and survivors of psychiatry. They directly represent the views of people who are or have been on the receiving end of psychiatric services.

 

Organisation

Address: Vesterbrogade 103, 1.sal 1620 Copenhagen V

Country: Denmark

Email: enusp.info@gmail.com

Global Mental Health Peer Network (GMHPN)

​The GMHPN is an international virtual network of individuals and organisations to create a more extensive, globally diverse mental health community and cadre of leadership to enhance the value of sharing initiatives and experiences. There are two key structures exist within the Global Mental Health Peer Network: 

• The Regional Executive Committee and
• The Country Executive Committee.

Members of the Regional and Executive Committee join the Sub-Committees aligned with their interests and expertise, and work together to develop projects which the Global Mental Health Peer Network then implement to develop a global leadership of lived experience and create a sophisticated communication platform where the lived experience community can share their views, opinions, perceptions and experiences.Sub-Committees are being developed to develop specific focus areas such as lived experience research. 

The GMHPN strives towards establishing a well-represented global structure that consider diversity among population groups and within country settings. One of the Global Mental Health Peer Network’s core focuses is on the development of leadership among persons with lived experience in mental health to ensure there are meaningful and authentic participation in the development, design, review, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of services for persons with lived experiences at all stages and in all aspects of life. Members of the Country and Executive Committee automatically become lifelong Honorary Members once they have completed their term in office - in recognition for their commitment, support and valuable contributions to the GMHPN over the years.

 

Organisation

Country: South Africa

Email: gmhpn@gmhpn.org

World Network of Users and Survivors of Psychiatry (WNUSP)

The World Network of Users and Survivors of Psychiatry (WNUSP) is an international organization of users and survivors of psychiatry that advocates for human rights of users and survivors, speaks internationally for users and survivors, promotes the user/survivor movement in every nation around the globe and links user/survivor organizations and individuals throughout the world. WNUSP:

• Promote Human Rights: by supporting national and international human rights efforts; lobby for international legal recognition and implementation of user/survivor rights with the UN and other international organisations; continue the work on the UN Convention for the Human Rights of persons with disabilities according to the resolutions adopted in Vejlel facilitate lobbying national governments to support WNUSP’s positions in the UN Convention; fight the White Paper of the EU and continue cross-disability cooperation as in IDA and networking with other potential allies
• Develop national and international user/survivor networks: by supporting the creation of a Pan African and an Americas Regional/Continental Network of users and Survivors of Psychiatry; continue cooperation with ENUSP; promote organisation in countries where user/survivor network is underdeveloped; develop capacity building workshops for strengthening user/survivor organisations and for establishing them in countries where no organisations exist according to the needs formulated by the users/survivors in those countries
• Promote the WNUSP as the international voice of users and survivors of psychiatry: by publishing regular WNUSP newsletter and website (suggest member organization might publish electronic newsletter); build the WNUSP as international NGO; organize the next general assembly (proposal to run it in Africa and African members taking responsibility for it together with the board); create a monthly internet conference for users survivors to talk about our issues; create an email list for WNUSP members for consultation and information-sharing 
• Develop the network’s long term funding strategy (fundraising committee): by finding funding for running WNUSP, paying someone to run the secretariat, assuring the communication of the board through telephone conferences and board meetings, newsletter, website and other means of communication with the members; Finding funding for WNUSP activities such as human rights work, capacity building

 

Organisation

Address: Store Glasvej 49 5000 Odense C

Country: Denmark

Email: admin@wnusp.net