connor

Connor is a mental health advocate using his experience with an eating disorder to spread awareness. He has a key interest in eating disorders, male mental health, and mental health within sport. Connor also works as a boxing coach for and tries some yoga every now and again.

DIANA

A medical student, mentor and tutor helping children from disadvantaged backgrounds to build their confidence and improve mental health. Diana works at Childline and speaks at conferences about improving outcomes for looked after children. She would like to see an improvement in the CAMHS transition period, as there are many young people that fall between the gaps.

hisham

Hisham is a student, anti-racism campaigner and radio show host confronting mental health stigma in Black/ QTIBPOC communities. He hopes to start more conversations about the impact of racism, discrimination and homophobia/ transphobia on young people’s mental health. Hisham is also a musician and is currently writing his first play about the effects of racism on mental health.

JOSH

Joshua is a mental health campaigner who blogs about recovery, addiction, and his experiences as a young man with chronic mental illness. He is 3 years into a psychology degree, and enjoys expressing himself by playing guitar, getting tattoos and dyeing his hair bright colours.

joel

Joel is a marketer and as an international student in the UK for the past nine years, Joel knows that it is not easy to be away from home. Mental health is not discussed enough in many Asian cultures and has a negative label. Joel’s passion lies in supporting international students whilst eliminating the stigma around mental health.

lauren

Lauren is a student studying psychology and counselling and represents the mental health sector in her borough. She is a director of awareness events and music videos shown at events and is regularly working with BBC Radio and NHS directors.

sarah

Sarah is an advocate for a fair mental health service, particularly for ethnic minorities and youth in the LGBT+ community. Some of Sarah's favourite ways to spend time are by cross-stitching, sewing, and playing with my cat!

pippa

Pippa is a writer and researcher at King’s College London. Pippa is interested in LGBT+ mental health, and mental health provisions in Further and Higher Education. Pippa often writes on themes around mental health in fiction and non-fiction work.