Rights, involvement and co-production

We have campaigned to reform the Mental Health Act for many years, to improve the rights of people who are detained under it and how their loved ones are involved. Read more about how the impact of Act on people severely affected by mental illness and the campaign so far.

The Recovery and Outcomes network brings together people commissioning, living and working in adult low and medium secure mental health services to ensure that people are as involved as possible in influencing local and national practice.

Read about Step Up - a co-produced, peer-led programme providing a series of projects, created and delivered by young people aged 15-25 to support their peers with managing their mental health and reducing stigma.

Read about how we campaigned to reduce the use of force against patients in mental health units - known as Seni's Law. Our goal is to make mental health hospitals a safer place for people with severe mental illness.