Our impact

Debs Teale wrote for Metro UK for Mental Health Awareness Week.

Steve Arnott wrote for Metro UK ons haring his name with the Line of Duty DCI.

Debs Teale spoke to the Yorkshire Post on how an art class changed her life, and why social prescribing should be a priority in mental health.

Beth Thomas spoke to BBC Radio West Midlands for Children’s Mental Health Week.

Debs Teale spoke to BBC Radio Leeds on why she’s advocating for creativity for Mental Health.

Brenda Birungi aka Lady Unchained featured on the Second Chance Podcast by Raphael Rowe.

Steve Arnott wrote an Opinion Piece for Children and Young People Now on County Lines.

John Crilly featured on the Better Human Podcast.

Craig Jones MBE featured in The Guardian G2 speaking about coming out in the military following the LGBT+ ban.

Marie Van Herteryck wrote for Metro.co.uk on being diagnosed with Autism at 45 and the importance of Autistic-led organisations.

John Crilly wrote for The Justice Gap on Joint Enterprise and the change that is needed.

Marie Van Herteryck spoke to BBC Radio Three Counties on her late diagnosis of Autism.

Jasmine Moreton wrote for Metro UK on why we need to hear more stammering voices in the media, following the campaign #NoDiversityWithoutDisfluency.

Beth Thomas wrote for Children and Young People Now on the Child Mental Health Emergency, and shared her own experiences.

Craig Jones wrote for the Metro UK on Remembrance Sunday as he and 24 LGBT+ veterans were invited to the Cenotaph for the first time. More stories from Fighting with Pride were published in this article.

Jasmine Moreton spoke live on BBC Radio Coventry and Warwickshire for International Stammering Awareness Day about why we need to hear more stammering voices in the media.

John Crilly featured on the Tortoise Media Podcast, and spoke at a live ThinkIn sharing his story and how it illuminates a wider injustice for those convicted under joint enterprise.

Angela Frazer-Wicks gave this talk for BBC Radio 4’s Four Thought.

John Crilly wrote for the I News on Jimmy McGovern’s prison portrayal in the BBC’s drama Time.

Journalist Milly Chowles interviewed Angela Frazer-Wicks for her BBC Woman’s Hour series ‘Second Chances‘. We connected Angela and Milly as part of our workshops with the Family Rights Group.

Amanda Hailes and Brenda Birungi from our Spokesperson Network were interviewed in the Metro for a piece on Women in Prison.

One of the Family Rights Group Panel members featured in the Guardian, an audio recording of it was then featured in a BBC Woman‘s Hour segment with Chief Exec Cathy Ashley speaking live.

Anne-Marie Douglas gave this talk for BBC Radio Four’s Four Thought.

Brenda Birungi aka Lady Unchained presented her first BBC Radio Four documentary Unchained featuring Amanda Hailes.

Simeon Moore and Lady Unchained were featured in BBC Radio 4’s Lights Out programme on Prison Sentences.

Onjali Rauf has gone on to deliver a Tedx London Talk

Rachael Gibbons gave this talk for BBC Radio 4’s Four Thought.

Our Being the Story talks have been watched over 91,000 times on YouTube with viewers worldwide

Amanda’s story was featured on BBC Stories and on BBC Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour

Travon was live on Channel 4 News to share his experience of the care system. 

Bryony Albery and Simeon Moore have both appeared on Channel 4 News

Simeon Moore, Anne-Marie Douglas, Travon Steadman, and Bryony Albery spoke at Byline Festival 2019

Ric Flo and Dom Raban were featured in the Guardian, read Ric’s article here and Dom’s here.

Steve Arnott has been featured in the Guardian and the Mirror

Lady Unchained has gone on to deliver a TedTalk

Caroline Kennedy’s talk is being used in training by NHS Health Scotland