Speakup (CIC): Formerly known as the East Kent User Forum. Hold service user forums across Thanet and also in Dover, Deal, Ashford and Folkestone. There are many ways that mental health service users (or former users) can become involved in the forums, please contact them for more information.

• Click here for their website.
• Email: maggie@speakupcic.co.uk
• Telephone: 01843 230726
• or join them on Facebook by clicking here.

Canterbury and District Mental Health Forum: Covers Canterbury, Coastal and the Faversham area.It aims to give a voice to users of mental health services, helping to shape mental health services and to educate the public in, and promote awareness of, mental health problems.

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• Website: Email: cadmhforum@btconnect.com
• Telephone: 01227 788211

Shepway Open Forum (SWOF): Gives the opportunity for people who have, or have had, mental health needs an opportunity to meet others, make friends and have a say in the way mental health services are delivered.

• Telephone: 01303 850856 or 07902804733
• Email: shepwayopenforum@gmail.com

Swale User Forum: Provide a range of forums and groups across the Sheerness and Sittingbourne area. The forums offer an opportunity to meet others and enable people to have a voice and a say in mental health services in Swale and East Kent.

• Click here for their website.
• Email: surf@rethink.org
• Telephone: 01795 473048

Mental Health Service User Engagment Project: The project is to provide opportunities for mental health service users, past and present, to share their views and experiences about mental health issues including mental health policy, strategy, and service provision.

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• Email: tracey@cvsmedway.org.uk
• Telephone: 01634 812850

Reachout: Provide service user support and forums for people living in Tunbridge Wells, Tonbridge, Sevenoaks, Hawkhurst and Cranbrook. Reachout provides friendly and confidential peer support groups for people with mental health needs.

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• Email: reachoutco@mentalhealthtunwells.org.uk
• Telephone: 01892 676285

Platform: Provide service user forums and support in the Maidstone and Malling area.  They provide the opportunity to socialise with other mental health service users and for people to get involved in the planning and development of mental health services.

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• Email: volunteers@vam-online.org.uk
• Telephone: 01622 677337

Dartford Gravesham and Swanley: The service user forums in Dartford Gravesend and Swanley are organised by Invicta Advocacy. As well as meeting peers there is also the opportunity to get involved with mental health services and to attend meetings.

• Click here for their website.
• Email: info@invicta-advocacy-network.org.uk
• Telephone: 01322 285234

BME Service User forum – Dartford, Gravesham and Swanley: The Sahara Forum is for members of the BME (Black and Ethnic Minority) Community in Dartford, Gravesham and Swanley who have used or are using mental health services. The Forum invites a range of speakers and are consulted on mental health service developments. For further details please contact the BME Advocate on 01322 285234