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Today, socially-minded, non-profit, MESOMOCO CIC launches its first service: a powerful, free, self-help, online social network for the mental health community. Called NET.mesomoco.org.uk, this ‘gated-community’ was set up to support mental health sufferers, carers and other socially-minded organisations, such as the mental health registered charities.

It is hoped that NET.mesomoco.org.uk will enable people in the mental health space to connect, converse and collaborate – without the stigma associated worries about who’s ‘listening in’; it is also hoped that it will generate a positive affect amongst mental health sufferers.

The social network is strictly for people involved in mental health, including mental health service users, carers of mental distress sufferers, and those who have experience of mental health issues.

Members can use the network to:
 Privately Connect with others who share similar stories, experiences & goals
 Find resources & get support on mental health issues
 Engage in positive discussion around mental health with forums, blogs & community groups
 Search for information and collaborate in producing it, via a Mental Health Wiki
 Keep track of upcoming events like training courses, exhibitions, group meetings, seminars, and conferences

MESOMOCO CIC founder, Richard Cowling, set up NET.mesomoco.org.uk to address the needs of his fellow mental distress sufferers.

Richard believes that this new social network really will make a huge difference to the mental health community: “I’ve been through mental health problems myself, as a depression sufferer, … and a ‘loved one’ has been ‘sectioned’ under the Mental Health Act a number of times. We found that having knowledgeable support available to us from people who had experienced similar issues really helped us to get through those difficult times. Now, by launching NET.mesomoco.org.uk, I hope to use my social media & software engineering skills to help other mental distress sufferers find the information, support, and advice they need when coping with their mental health struggles.”

For more information on this new online ‘gated-community’, … this mental health social network, … go to http:/NET.mesomoc.org.uk

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For more information:

Richard Alan Cowling MESOMOCO CIC
Email: Richard@mesomoco.org.uk
Tel: +44 (0)7772 274 396

Ben Matthews Bright One Communications
Email: Ben@brightone.org.uk
Tel: +44 (0)7842 764 205