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We were pleased to contribute to a new Charity Commissioning Charter designed by @AssocMHP which sets out a framework of good practice between commissioners & #MentalHealth service providers to ensure need is met by services in the most effective way. amhp.org.uk/charity-commissi…
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Together Head of Business Development David Graham said "Not all commissioning is poor, far from it; but there is always room for improvement & I've been thrilled to be involved in creating of this charter & in particular, to focus on tangible & practical suggestions for change."
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For #LonelinessAwarenessWeek we're sharing an important blog on Perinatal Loneliness created by Amy Chidley, a member of our #LivedExperienceNetwork who worked with Dr. Ruth Naughton-Doe in her research in the area looking at the impact on #MentalHealth together-uk.org/what-we-do/n…
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For #LonelinessAwarenessWeek we're sharing an important blog on Perinatal Loneliness created by Amy Chidley, a member of our #LivedExperienceNetwork who worked with Dr. Ruth Naughton-Doe in her research in the area looking at the impact on #MentalHealth together-uk.org/what-we-do/n…
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Article features informative & honest #LivedExperience from Zoe Burke on living with #ObsessiveCompulsiveDisorder or #OCD explaining how intrusive thoughts have impacted her #MentalHealth struggling with her baby & in other ways & how she new copes metro.co.uk/2026/06/07/postn…
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Report looks at call for #MentalHealth mentors to be provided to young people moving on from care settings with #LivedExperience from Gemma Anyon on how that was difficult for her leading to issues with alcohol & drugs & how she wants to help others itv.com/news/granada/2026-06…
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We support #CareAboutCare to properly fund social care & recognise its value. Specifically we work alongside people in #MentalHealth #SocialCare learning from the #LivedExperience of people & the need for that support can be sudden. Read more & support at careaboutcare.org/
One illness, accident or diagnosis is all it takes to need social care. Yet millions struggle to access support while families fill the gaps. Social care could affect any of us. Make it a national priority. Email your MP in 30 seconds: careaboutcare.org
#SocialCare #UKCare
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Article features #LivedExperience from veteran Jay Saunders who lives with complex #PTSD having served in the army to help fight an Ebola virus epidemic & explains how living on a narrowboat has benefitted his #MentalHealth as well support of his dog Hawke metro.co.uk/2026/06/04/veter…
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Creative initiative in Barnsley where Connor Brookes has used his own enthusiasm for chess to set up a group for men in the community to come & play & have conversations to benefit #MentalHealth with #LivedExperience from participants on how it helped them bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn5p…
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Film shows the impact of Together's Reading Wellbeing Platform which provides #MentalHealth support to people in Reading Train Station & is run in collaboration with @networkrail @BTP @GWRHelp looking at how teams collaborate & learn from #LivedExerience together-uk.org/what-we-do/n…
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Piece has a breakdown of steps when a person is sectioned under the #MentalHealthAct with insights from former #MentalHealth nurse Steve Bown on striving to avoid it being de-humanising & building a compassionate relationship to learn from #LivedExperience metro.co.uk/2026/05/28/a-day…
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#LivedExperienceNetwork member Jodie shares powerful #LivedExperience on the profound role animals played in supporting their #MentalHealth describing the companionship of their beloved cat & how residential care should facilitate connection to animals. together-uk.org/what-we-do/n…
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CW: Discussion of suicidal thoughts
Article features #LivedExperience from a selection of women on coping with PMDD (premenstrual dysphoric disorder) explaining the impact on their #MentalHealth & families plus battling to have their symptoms recognised theguardian.com/society/2026…
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Article features open & honest #LivedExperience by Emily Newcombe on coping with #ObsessiveCompulsiveDisorder or #OCD & how it impacts her #MentalHealth explaining how she undertakes rituals that effect her work & relationships & treatment she is accessing bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czd2…
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Informative episode of podcast #AllInTheMind featuring #LivedExperience of people getting support for #ObsessiveCompulsiveDisorder or #OCD explaining how it impacts their #MentalHealth with coping techniques they use & how different it is to perceptions bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002w5t…
ALT https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002w5t7
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Balanced opinion piece by journalist Gaby Hinsliff on the need to break stigma around burnout following Green MP Carla Denyer's decision to take time out & why prioritising #MentalHealth & #Wellbeing is important in roles where compassion is a strength theguardian.com/commentisfre…
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Article looks at the benefits that therapy animals can have on #MentalHealth with #LivedExperience from Frankie who uses the @CNWLNHS service on how calming she has found interacting with therapy dog Ruby with some insights on qualities the pets need bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c759…
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Article features personal & unguarded #LivedExperience from author Daisy Buchanan on having been bullied as a child & the impact that has had on her #MentalHealth during her life sharing coping strategies she has learned & how it still impacts her today theguardian.com/society/2026…
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Delighted to share the Together & @networkrail partnership at the Reading Wellbeing Platform that provides #MentalHealth support has been shortlisted for the #NationalRailAwards2026 hosted by @RAIL under the category “Outstanding Contribution to Society" together-uk.org/what-we-do/n…
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