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Our Trustees

Sarah Hillier

MHNC’s elected chairperson, Sarah is CEO of Northamptonshire Mind – one of our member organisations. She previously held the same position at NorPip (Northamptonshire Parent Infant Partnership) and was a regional manager at children’s charity Spurgeons.

Mark Mitchell

MHNC’s vice-chair, Mark is CEO of Spectrum Northants and has many years of experience working across the voluntary sector.

Steven Behan

A retired Finance Director who was worked across various sectors such as community housing, care services, distribution and retail. Steve heads MHNC’s finance sub-committee and is the charity’s treasurer.

Samuel Evetts

Samuel is Health Protection Research Unit in Respiratory Infections Manager at the Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London. He was previously Laboratory and Biobank Manager at the Oxford’s Parkinson’s Disease Centre, University of Oxford.

Rachael Lewis

Rachael has over 30 years experience in the Health Sector, having held key leadership roles in the NHS, public sector and health charities. She has managed and delivered programmes to drive improvements in health and healthcare for public and patients at local, regional and national level. Key skills include health service design, patient and public involvement and quality improvement. Rachael’s interest in mental health comes from her experience as a regional lead for children and young peoples.

Sue Pepper

Previously a commissioning manager for Northamptonshire County Council, Sue now works on a freelance basis. Her expertise is in developing mental health services and has gained considerable experience through working with a variety of provider organisations including the third sector, NHS and private companies.

Emma Smith

Emma is consultant nurse at University College London Hospitals where she provides strategic direction and operational oversight of older people services across specialist hospitals.

NEED HELP NOW?
If you are concerned about an immediate risk of harm, either to yourself or someone else, please phone 999.

If you need mental health help you can call our navigators on 0800 448 0828. They are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week for urgent mental health support.

If you want a safe space to talk to a professional mental health worker, we run regular Crisis Cafes at various locations around the county. There will be someone there who can offer you help. There is no need to call, just drop in to find a safe place with hope and comfort and find your pathway to recovery.

“You are not alone. You are seen. I am with you. You are not alone.”

Shonda Rhimes