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Our news pages are your link to all the latest updates on the activities of our network and beyond.

Our News Stories tell you about what Open Up is doing nationally and link you into the work of our partners and other like minded organisations.

Our Open Up Co-ordinator blogs keep you up-to-date with what we're doing in your region.

For more information about our Open Up Initiatives, please read the blogs on their pages.

Got an event you want to promote, or news story you'd like to share? Please contact us about posting your mental health news on our site.

 

Latest news

  • Website Update: Posting Guidelines
    Monday, March 1, 2010 - 11:16

    Important news for all www.open-up.org.uk users - we have now finalised some simple guidelines for anyone who wants to write in discussion groups, on blogs, or on their or other users' profile pages.

    The guidelines are designed to ensure this website remains a safe and constructuve space where users can support each other to challenge mental health discrimination. You can download them from our network page. Please ensure you read them before posting content on our site.

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  • Harmless launch
    Friday, February 26, 2010 - 19:18

    Open Up East Midlands Initiative Harmless will be launching their fantastic book, In Our Own Words on Monday 1st March in Nottingham.

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  • Important news for all Open-Up users
    Friday, January 29, 2010 - 19:10

    We've been working on some changes to the site over the last few months, to make life easier for our action network members.

    You can now find out when people are communicating with you on the site, by getting notifications sent to your email address. Every time someone requests you as a contact, sends you a messgage, writes on your wall, or posts in a group you are a member of, we will let you know.

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Latest Open Up blogs

  • Update: What we've been talking about this week
    Friday, March 5, 2010 - 11:58
    Helen Davies
    catch up, debate, discussion, news, website
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    Hello, open-up members and visitors, and welcome to the first of our new series of regular updates on what's going on on our website. If you're having trouble finding the blog or discussion group that matches your interest, this blog might be a good place to start.

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  • BBC's Investigative Journalism
    Tuesday, March 2, 2010 - 00:02
    Philip Clark
    Philip Clark's picture

    A wonderful example of BBC investigative journalism on BBC2 tonight (Monday, 1st March '10).  It seems at least four out of every five murders is committed by a "sane" person!  Unfortunately the BBC chose to concentrate its investigation on the minority killed by someone who may have had a mental health problem!!!!

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  • South West News
    Wednesday, December 30, 2009 - 12:23
    James Wooldridge
    cornwall, film, initiatives, news, south west, tea and talk
    James Wooldridge's picture

    Hi all,

    As South West co-ordinator I would like to extend warm South West wishes to all my colleagues and initiatives across the country for the year ahead.

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