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Dr Alexander Priest, Chief Executive
Alex studied for a degree and PhD in Chemistry at Oxford University where he designed anti-cancer drugs using Artificial Intelligence computing. He then moved on to promote inner-city apprenticeships as head of an educational charity in the City of London. Finally, he jumped from a successful career in Intellectual Property Law to become Chief Executive of Mind in his home county of Somerset, where he now farms with his young family. Alex runs our Schools Programme.
Andrew Pritchard, Chief Operations Officer
While studying psychology at UCL, Andy worked for the then Westminster Association for Mental Health (now Westminster Mind), working first for the Flexicare Befriending Project and then managing the DRIVE open access support service in North Westminster. Andy returned to his native Somerset in 2007 to manage Mindline Somerset, and is now Chief Operations Officer for Mind in Somerset. He delivers Mental Health First Aid and Applied Suicide Intervention Skills training.
Alison B, Peer Mentor
Alison supports service users through peer mentoring.
Alison M, Operations Lead Somerset Suicide Bereavement Support Service
Alison supports service users as part our Bridging the Gap service, and also provides administration & website support for the Somerset Suicide Bereavement Support Service.
Anna B, Peer Support Group Worker
Anna supports peer support groups in Taunton Deane as part of the Somerset Mental Wellbeing Service.
Anna H, Senior Wellbeing Navigator
Anna supports people in Mendip as part of the Somerset Mental Wellbeing Service.
Annie C, Senior Support Worker
Annie support people in our South Somerset Wellbeing Groups, together with those in the Yeovil Community Day.
Annie B, Therapist Assistant SUCH
Annie supports the SUCH project on wards in Bridgwater and Taunton.
Annie S, Youth Matters Co-ordinator
Annie supports young people in Frome, Langport and Yeovil.
Barry W, SSBSS Administration
Barry volunteers by performing our Somerset Suicide Bereavement Support Service's administration.
Barry W, Employment Empowerment Support Worker
Barry supports service users with their mental health focussing on employment in Sedgemoor and Mendip.
Bryony C, Peer Mentor
Bryony supports service users through peer mentoring.
Caroline Chapman, Finance Manager
Caroline manages the Charity's finances from our Yeovil office.
Charlie Acton-Pearce, Sedgemoor Operations Manager
Charlie oversees operations in Bridgwater and Sedgemoor and manages our Bridgwater office.
Chris R, Bridging The Gap Manager and Information & Guidance Lead
Chris manages our Information and Guidance Provision and manages the Bridging the Gap service.
Christian Q, Facilities Worker
Christian ensures our Taunton office is kept neat and tidy.
Cindy H, Wellbeing Navigator
Cindy supports service users in the Sedgemoor area as part of the Somerset Mental Wellbeing Service.
Clare M, Peer Group Facilitator
Clare supports our peer group that meets on a Monday Morning in Minehead.
David Fields, Community Fundraising Manager
David heads up our Community Fundraising Team from the Yeovil office.
Dave T, Peer Mentoring and Wellbeing Lead
Dave manages the Peer Mentoring Service and also supports service users as part our Bridging the Gap project. He also has an interest in ecotherapy and physical activity connected to wellbeing.
Emma C, Allocations, Support & Young People’s Lead | Somerset Suicide Bereavement Support Service
Emma supports young people as part of our Bridging the Gap service, while also facilitating peer support groups as part of the Somerset Suicide Bereavement Support Service.
Faye S, Ecotherapy Support Worker
Faye runs our Yeovil Vanessa Gardening Project on Tuesdays.
Glenn N, Service User Champion
Glenn supports our service users across the County, and also receives and audits feedback on our projects.
Hazel B, Wellbeing Navigator & Peer Support Worker
Hazel supports service users in West Somerset as part of the Somerset Mental Wellbeing Service.
Janet P, Data Analyst for Mindline
Janet number crunches for our Mindline suite of projects.
Jem A, Wellbeing Navigator
Jem supports service users in Taunton Deane as part of the Somerset Mental Wellbeing Service.
Jess M, Senior Support Worker
Jess supports people at our Mendip Wellbeing Groups.
Jon A, Senior Wellbeing Navigator
Jon supports people in South Somerset as part of the Somerset Mental Wellbeing Service.
Jon C, Peer Group Facilitator
Jon supports our Watchet Peer Support Group.
Karen D, Peer Group Facilitator
Karen supports our Highbridge and Burnham Peer Group and the information drop-in both at the Princess Theatre.
Karen W, Employment Empowerment Support Worker
Karen supports service users with their mental health focussing on employment In West Somerset.
Laura C, Trainee Youth Support Worker
Laura supports young people in Frome, Langport and Yeovil.
Leanne H, Senior Support Worker
Leanne supports people in our Somerset Wellbeing Friends groups.
Linda L, Mindline Services Manager
Linda leads on the Mindline suite of services which includes Mindline Somerset, Mindline South Devon & Torbay, and Mindline Trans+.
Lynda M, Reception and Promotion
Lynda supports our reception function, as well as helping with promotional talks in the community. She is also involved with administration for the Suicide Bereavement Support Service.
Mandy C, Project Administration
Mandy supports data entry for the Bridging the Gap and SSBSS projects. She also supports production of the Mind in Somerset useful resources tool.
Marc L, Community Organizer
Marc leads our Time to Change Somerset project, and supports promotion of our Trans+ Line. Alongside co-ordinating the Hearing Voices Peer Groups.
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Missy M, Speak Up! Trainer and Developer
Missy supports delivering our healthy relationship training for young people Speak Up! and is currently working on adapting this for an online course.
Nadine F, Operations Manager
Nadine manages the charity's services in South Somerset and Mendip.
Naomi G, Complementary Therapist SUCH
Naomi offers complementary therapy on wards in Taunton and community hospitals for the SUCH project.
Phil C, Wiser£Money
Phil works on our Wiser£Money Project.
Rachel D, Mindline Administrator
Rachel ensures that all the admin side of Mindline runs smoothly.
Rachel G, Art Group Leader
Rachel supports a number of our art groups and affiliated groups.
Rebecca M, Complementary Therapist
Becky provides complementary therapy on wards in Wells for the SUCH project.
Rose C, SUCH Project Lead Therapist
Rose leads the Service User Complementary Holistic project as the lead therapist. Rose has worked at Mind in Somerset in a number of different projects including Peace of Mind before we moved to a more community-based model.
Ruth E, Employment Empowerment Support Worker
Ruth supports service users with their mental health focussing on employment in Mendip.
Sarah J, Employment Empowerment Project Lead
Sarah is responsible for overseeing our Employment Empowerment Project.
Sharon Spearing, Fundraising Manager and Peer Support Worker
Sharon oversees our funding and grant applications, together with facilitating peer support groups in South Somerset and Mendip.
Maria T, Wiser£Money
Maria works on our Wiser£Money Project.
Susan H, Somerset Suicide Bereavement Support Service Manager
Susan manages our Somerset Suicide Bereavement Support Service. She also supports our peer group facilitators and has oversight of the All Gender Domestic Abuse Support Group.
Susann P, Monday Morning Mind Café
Susann supports the Monday Morning Mind Café that meets at North Street Congregational Church. She also covers for the SUCH project from time to time.
Tessa M, Promotions and Internal Core Support
A long-time support of MindLine. Tessa now supports us with core administration.
Tasha M, Employment Empowerment Support Worker
Tasha supports service users with their mental health focussing on employment In Taunton Deane and Sedgemoor.
Lucy B Mental Health Caseworker (Mid Devon)
Lucy is a Mental health Caseworker for the Mid Devon area for the wiser money project. Do discover how the Wiser Money Project can support you please visit: https://www.navigatecharity.org.uk/services/mental-health-training-and-support/
Corporate Training
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Volunteering
If you have some free time, whether it’s 2 hours per week or 20 hours per week, we would love to hear from you. We are currently looking to recruit volunteers to support us. Find out more
Calendar of Services
Our employers' event has just a few places remaining! To find out what we can do to prevent mental illness in your workplace register your place now. There is just one day left to get your tickets!
Mind in Somerset’s Campaign to Tackle Mental Health Crisis in the Workplace
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Mind in Somerset invites employers to the launch of their mental health in the workplace campaign.
God you need to get the NHS in on this …. they run their staff into the ground! No care in the caring profession!
Anthony is very kindly holding a Charity Football Match on Sunday 6th October to raise funds for us. Thank you for your support Anthony and all the hard work you have put into this event! ☺️
Can’t believe I have not been invited to be part of mind fc 🙄🤭
Mind in Somerset are asking for support from the Hinkley Point C Mitigation Fund to increase mental health and well being support for the communities surrounding HPC.
If you work at HPC or within the supply chain, or live in a community affected by the HPC development, please consider helping by taking our short survey:
www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/H7HFJ5Q
Thank you to the many service users, volunteers and members of the public who came to Bridgwater Town Hall yesterday to help us shape our new strategy and hold our AGM. All thoughts on the direction of the charity are welcomed. Please DM us if you have a perspective to share.
Our fantastic fundraisers at AWASA take on their 3 Peaks Challenge this weekend from 6th-8th September. Find out more about the challenge and the team members below and to sponsor them go to gofundme.com/f/awasa-3-peaks-challenge 💙
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