Our people

Ibrahim Hirsi

Ibrahim a poet and peer researcher whose interests lie in mental health among black men and how being away from one’s homeland can affect someone’s mental health.

Jan Hutchinson

Jan Hutchinson is our Director of Programmes and Performance. A qualified social worker, she has run mental health services and leads on our employment work.

Jenny Banks

Jenny is our Associate Director for Business Development. She has a long-standing career in income generation and business development activity within the not for profit sector.

Julia Doyle

Julia is a Researcher with particular strengths in qualitative research and interest in research which intersects with social (in)justice topics

Julie Bailie

Julie is the Centre’s Associate Director of Training and IPS Consultancy, responsible for designing and delivering our outstanding IPS training courses.

Juliet Snell

Juliet has 30 years’ experience of front-line leadership, policy and research roles in mental health, learning disability, housing, and children and young people’s services.

Kadra Abdinasir

Kadra Abdinasir is Associate Director for Policy at Centre for Mental Health. She leads the Centre’s policy work to drive mental health equality across the life course.

Katie Yau

Katie is one of our Researchers whose interests include experiences of solitude and loneliness, issues of inclusion and exclusion, and female health empowerment.

Laura Thorne

Laura has worked as a practitioner, action researcher and development manager in the fields of mental health, complex needs and criminal justice.

Lord Carlile of Berriew CBE, QC

Lord Carlile is a Vice President of the Centre. He is a QC and chaired the Select Committee in both Houses of Parliament on mental health legislation.

Lorraine Khan

Lorraine is an Associate with extensive research and policy experience in children and young people’s mental health

Mark Trewin

Mark is the service manager for mental health services in Bradford, Yorkshire, where he has managed an integrated service working alongside the NHS, police and voluntary sector