The community forum

A private space for the 999 community, verified by your work email.

The forum is where the day-to-day support happens: questions, advice, recordings and good company from people who do the job. Membership is limited to emergency services personnel, which keeps it safe and genuine.

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You register with your work email, not a personal one

Signing up requires a current work or organisational email address from a UK emergency service or blue-light organisation. We send a verification link to that address before your account is activated. It's how we keep the community to serving and former emergency services staff.

What’s inside

Where to find what you need

Discussions are sorted into categories, so you can go straight to what’s relevant, whether you’re newly diagnosed or supporting someone.

General

Open discussion on anything ADHD and frontline life. Start here and say hello.

ADHD Alliance Updates

News, meeting dates and announcements straight from the team.

Webinars

Joining links, on-demand recordings and follow-up questions for every session.

Blog Posts

Discuss the latest articles and share your own take with the community.

Guides

Practical how-tos: titration, Access to Work, reasonable adjustments and disclosure.

Parents & Carers

Support for families, and for those supporting a colleague or loved one.

Ambassadors

A coordination space for service ambassadors running local support.

Upcoming Events

Peer meets, conferences and neurodiversity awareness dates.

Wider neurodiversity

Dedicated threads for Autism, Dyspraxia, Dyscalculia and Dysgraphia, and how they overlap.

A peek inside

What it looks like inside

No algorithm and no noise, just discussions sorted by category. Names and thread titles are blurred in this preview.

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Preview of the ADHD Alliance forum showing the category list and tagged discussions. Member names and thread titles are blurred.

Getting in

Joining takes a couple of minutes

Free, confidential, and no diagnosis required.

1

Enter your work email

Use a current organisational email from your service. This is how we confirm you’re part of the 999 community.

2

Verify the link

We email you a one-time link. Click it to confirm the address is yours and activate your account.

3

Choose a display name

Pick any username. Many members stay anonymous, and your real name is never shown unless you choose to show it.

4

Say hello

Introduce yourself in the welcome thread, then look through the categories that fit your situation.

Good to know

Questions about joining

Why do I have to use my work email?+
It's the simplest reliable way to confirm someone works, or worked, in the emergency services. A closed forum means members can talk openly about medication, disclosure and disciplinary matters without wondering who's reading. Your email is only used for verification and is never shown to other members.
Is the forum really confidential?+
The forum is private and moderated, and only verified members can see discussions. We never share member details with any service or employer. You control what you disclose and to whom.
I'm a family member or supporter, not a serving officer.+
The main forum is for emergency services personnel only. Our public pages are open to everyone, and the Parents & Carers content is written with you in mind. Please get in touch through the contact page.

Ready to find your people?

Have your work email to hand and join people who understand the job and the brain behind it.