Maggie Gordon-Walker, is the founder of Mothers Uncovered, a Sussex peer-led organisation that supports women in matrescence (the transition to motherhood) with creative groups led by past participants. In this blog, she explains the mental health difficulties facing mothers.
Anna Wardley is the Founder and CEO of Luna Foundation, a social enterprise dedicated to transforming the support for children after suicide. Anna’s dad, Ralph, took his own life when she was nine and that loss had a profound impact on both her own life and the lives of those around her. In her Mumsnet’s guest post, she explains her campaign, Time to Count. This campaign urges the government to count the number of children who are impacted by the suicide of a parent or primary caregiver in the UK.
Sam Southern is a Lead Suicide Prevention and Bereavement Coordinator at Empowerment Charity in Blackpool. As a dedicated mother of five, Sam has faced adversity, including the tragic loss of her husband to suicide in June 2020. This experience has driven her passion and commitment to raise awareness and offer hope to those who may be struggling. In this guest blog she talks about approaches to suicide prevention, sharing her experience.
Founder of the Hull Beats Bus, Steve Arnott AKA Redeye Feenix, tells his journey of self-discovery and healing and asks the question: does he need a mental health diagnosis?
Today we are excited to announce our new cohort who will be taking part in our 2023 Spokesperson Programme for grassroots leaders with lived experience of social injustice and inequality.
Beth Thomas is the Mentoring Scheme Manager and Safeguarding Director at Our Place Support in the West Midlands. She has a MSC in Child and Adolescent Mental Wellbeing. Here she shares her experience and insights on Bipolar Disorder, what has made a difference for her, and her hopes for change. Beth is part of the Sounddelivery Media Spokesperson Network.
Steve Arnott, Founder and CEO of Beats Bus Records in Hull, explains how creativity through arts and music could be the key to supporting children’s mental health. For Children’s Mental Health Week 2023, Steve shares the process and thinking behind Beats Bus Records and how they support young people.
Anna Wardley is the Founder and CEO of Luna Foundation, a social enterprise dedicated to transforming the support for children after suicide. Anna’s dad, Ralph, took his own life when she was nine and that loss had a profound impact on both her own life and the lives of those around her. Here Anna talks about her Churchill Fellowship Report and her new BBC Radio 4 Four Thought sharing her own experience and speaking on why we need better support for children and young people who lose a parent or primary caregiver to suicide. And why that should start with counting them.
Shaffia Khatun is the Co-Founder and Director of SKY Positive Minds, an award-winning charity that works to empower vulnerable women, girls and children from the local community who have experienced domestic abuse, sexual abuse or have been affected by mental health or other challenges. Here she explores why services are not hearing the voices of South Asian women.
Debs Teale is an advocate of creativity in health following her own remarkable journey. She is a Trustee at the National Centre for Creative Health as well as a member of the Social Prescribing Network and Social Prescribing Academy. Debs is part of the Sounddelivery Media Spokesperson Network Programme and in this blog she shares why she’s supporting the College of Medicine’s #BeyondPills Campaign.
