Independent Mental Health Network (IMHN) is a membership-led organisation that represents a diverse community of past, current and future users of mental health services, as well as those with lived experience of mental health. By working together, IMHN can be a force for positive change in the way that mental health is treated, perceived, and recognised.
IMHN have recently been appointed by the Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership to facilitate the development of a network for people with lived experience of mental health across the ten boroughs of the Greater Manchester area.
The primary focus will be ensuring people's voices are heard as part of co-developing, improving and monitoring mental health services; and providing an effective voice for the broader community.
As an organisation, IMHN bring a range of experience in co-production, engagement, challenging mental health stigma, training, mental health campaigning, and working with people with lived experience to develop better mental health support.
IMHN are a community that is led by and for people with lived experience of mental health - we know how important it is that the voices of experts by experience are heard. This is best done by building a strong and diverse network of peers that can support each other to make change.
IMHN can offer a platform to amplify voices to support the development of better mental health support across the region. This could be by working with you as an existing organisation to understand current provision; the needs of communities; and how we can work together to complement what is already in place, rather than duplicating.
IMHN will be represented on various boards across the Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership, as well as setting up groups to support particular projects. There will be an opportunity for people with relevant lived experience to become representatives on these. If you would like more information on this, email: [email protected]
IMHN are holding two virtual engagement sessions hosting on Zoom:
Tuesday 26 May, 10.30am-12.30pm
Wednesday 27 May, 2pm-4pm