Frequently Asked Questions:
Who are we?
The StopSIM Coalition are a group of disabled, mad, mentally ill and/or neurodiverse activists. We come from diverse backgrounds and all have lived experience of severe mental illness. We have driven this campaign with widespread support from our community, in the absence of any significant action from other organisations or public bodies, in the name of disability justice.
NHS England position on serenity integrated mentoring (SIM) and
similar models (published Friday 10th March 2023) is available here.
Want to ask us a question?
You can contact us on Twitter and via email. Please be aware we’re all mad/disabled people running this campaign in our spare time. We aim to respond to emails within 10 working days. If your email is urgent, please indicate this in the subject line and we will prioritise accordingly.
Press and Media enquiries
Please read through our website before contacting us to ensure we haven’t already answered your question elsewhere thank you.
We welcome discussion and engagement with journalists. Our statements should be considered and treated by the press and media as press releases/statements. Please appropriately reference any statements used as ‘The StopSIM Coalition’.
We ask that all press and media requests are sent to our email address: stopsimmh@gmail.com. We will not correspond with journalists via any other means.
We wish to make it clear that we will not be putting anyone in contact with service users and survivors who are receiving or who have previously received SIM or HIN. We also ask that journalists do not pressure individual service users and survivors to give interviews and other information at this time. Their safety is our ultimate priority, and anonymous individual testimony can be easily compromised and made identifiable. This is particularly pertinent in relation to SIM and HIN, given the small numbers of service users and survivors who are receiving these services.
Our priority remains to protect the safety and well-being of these individuals who are highly vulnerable.
Accessibility
Easy Read Explanation Of SIM And The StopSIM Coalition is available here.
Audio versions of updates and statements:
We have audio versions of all of our posts and statements available to play at the beginning of each page or post.
If there is anything else we can do to help make our content accessible to you, please email us at stopsimmh@gmail.com.
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