Staff

To get in contact with a member of the YoungMinds team, please use the contact form here

Chief Executive's Office

Sarah Brennan - Chief Executive

As the CEO of YoungMinds my job is to lead and promote the charity's work and deliver our mission and values.

Participation

Carly Raby - Young people’s participation manager

As the Young People’s Participation Manager it is my job to get children and young people involved in our work at YoungMinds. I run our two young people’s panels, Healthy Heads and Very Important Kids (VIK) to make sure that their views and opinions are by YoungMinds, other organisations and charities, politicians and decision makers.

Anna Devereux-Murray - Young Person’s Participation Co-ordinator

I work with children and young people from all over the United Kingdom to help them get their voices heard by adults and assist them to make changes to their lives for the better. In addition, I run fun workshops with children and young people to gather their views on issues that are affecting their emotional and mental health.

In particular, I work with children from less supported groups, including those who live in travelling communities, young people in young offenders institutions and children who are being looked after.

Policy

Paula Lavis - Policy and knowledge manager

My role is to make sure that everyone at YoungMinds knows about the latest research and information on children and young people’s mental health.

The Parents Information Service

The YoungMinds Parents Information Service is the free helpline for any adult who is worried about the mental or emotional health of a child or young person. The helpline staff are fully trained frontline advisors who have a wide range of knowledge and experience of children’s mental and emotional health.

Daryl Nicholas - Outreach Officer for fathers, rural and BME communities

As the Outreach Co-ordinator for YoungMinds I run a project to promote the understanding of mental health and emotional wellbeing and to raise awareness of our helpline to fathers, rural and BME communities. I also run workshops throughout the country on children and young people’s mental health.

Laura Stancevic - Schools outreach officer

As the Outreach Officer for YoungMinds I visit schools and youth groups to raise awareness about our helpline and to promote understanding of mental health and emotional wellbeing. I also visit groups of young people to raise awareness of mental health and work with Healthy Heads and Very Important Kids (VIK).

Consultancy and Training

Julia Mason - Head of consultancy and training

I am responsible for managing the Consultancy and Training department, working with the team and developing new business opportunities for YoungMinds. I am also a member of the Senior Management Team, which makes sure that the charity is running effectively on a day-to-day basis.

Roger Catchpole - Consultant and trainer

I design and deliver YoungMinds training and consultancy on a wide range of topics on children’s mental health both in London and around the rest of the country. I also lead on work in Scotland and manage the partnership with City University where we run a degree course on Child and Adolescent Mental Health.

Manju Chadee - Training officer

My role at YoungMinds is to arrange the conferences and training that take place in the rest of the country. I work directly with our clients who want to arrange bespoke training in their area to make sure that the courses are exactly what they want.

Communications

Susan Delgado - Editor, YoungMinds Magazine

I edit YoungMinds bi-monthly magazine. It is my job to write news and articles for each issue, commission other journalists to write articles and develop the magazine to make sure that it gives our readers the information they need.
If you would like to suggest ideas for stories or features you can contact me using the form here

Cato Hoeben - Website editor

As the editor of YoungMinds website, I make sure that the content is up to date and our latest information and news is available. So that the site meets the needs of our audience, I develop and explore new ways to reach and inform you about children and young people’s emotional wellbeing. If you have a suggestion for what you feel the site should offer you or your peers, please contact me here.

Hannah Smith - Policy and Media Officer

I raise awareness of YoungMinds work in the national, trade and regional
press by responding to stories in the news and actively promoting YoungMinds
campaigns and views. In addition, I am coordinating Give it to me Straight - a
web-based project that will empower young people and their families to
participate in their treatment on a more equal footing and campaign on a
local and national level.

Noga Zivan - Fundraiser

I am YoungMinds' Fundraiser. I work with trusts, corporates and individual donors to make sure that YoungMinds has enough money to continue its work. So if you are interested in donating to us, nominating us to be your company's charity or doing a sponsored event on our behalf, get in touch!

Nadine - Communications assistant

I work with the Marketing and Communications Manager to co-ordinate the design and printing of YoungMinds information as well as monitoring the stock levels and re-ordering publications when we run low.