Life with a mental health problem in services can feel like the user’s voice is overlooked & ignored. Users of services feel that they have no control over medication, crisis services, counselling, and access to socially inclusive activities. As a user on a locked ward or in community services you loose self-esteem and confidence. As well as suffering with your mental health, care and support services can feel as they are delivered as ‘one size fits all’ and not based on individual care needs

The Hear Us Linkworking Project provides a platform for service users to have their voices to be heard. We provide a caring listening ear and as people with mental health problems we are able to understand and empathise. We listen to users and raise their issues, views of services and ideas for change from the user’s perspective wit Commissioners and providers