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Professor of Neuropsychopharmacology and director of the Neuropsychopharmacology Unit in the Division of Brain Sciences Professor David Nutt

Psychiatrist, Psychotherapist and Author Frank Anderson

Psychiatrist and Trauma expert Bessel Van Der Kolk

Actor, Comedian and Mental Health Advocate Ruby Wax

Environmental Campaigner, Journalist and Writer George Monbiot

Rapper and Mental Health Advocate Shocka (Instagram Page here)

Actor Julie Hesmondhalgh

Sameera Jahagirdar
Tim Foskett
Rob Delaney, actor
Dr Zoe Williams
Sir Chris Hoy
Dr Ciaran Mulholland, Queens University Belfast
Jon Snow, former Channel 4 News Presenter
Wendy Burn, former President of RCPsych
Dr Tony O’Sullivan, co-chair Keep Our NHS Publich (KONP)
Victoria Macdonald

Pledges and support from politicians

Sir Keir Starmer
Jess Phillips MP
Laura Pidcock, Former Shadow Secretary of State for Employment Rights
Barry Gardiner MP
Lillian Greenwood MP
Alex Norris MP
John McDonnell MP
Rebecca Long-Bailey MP
Rebecca Long-Bailey MP
Clive Lewis MP
Clive Lewis MP
Luciana Berger, former MP

Members of the Royal College of Psychiatrists

Dr Linda Gask “To do everything that I can possibly do to improve care for people with mental health problems especially improving ‘continuity of care’ it is essential to have a person who knows your story.”
Dr Fernando Nihal “My pledge is to support people to talk about their story and be understood- it has the power to transform and heal.”
Peter Markham “I pledge to do all I can in my working and personal life to raise the profile of mental health issues and help the world realise how important it is that mental health services are funded appropriately.”
Dr Joanna Cannon “I pledge to ensure I do everything I can to encourage people from many different backgrounds to ‘Choose Psychiatry’. People like you do become doctors! “
Dr Rais Ahmed “It would be wonderful to give patients and carers more say in the shaping of mental health services. It is a guaranteed way to develop high quality, responsive and patient centred psychiatric services.”
Dr Darren Bloye “A service that is adequately resourced and genuinely integrates health and social care.”
Dr Kate Lovett Dean RCpsych “I pledge to do everything within my power to encourage people to ‘Choose Psychiatry’ and join ‘Team Mental Health’ and to be the very best they can be to reform mental health services.”
Dr Raj Mohan and Dr Abdi “Please do not forget people with severe mental illness.”
Paul Rees CEO RCpsych “We need parity of esteem for pateints with mental health conditions, supported by properly resourced psychiatrists across the UK.”
Dr Anand Ramakvishnan “It is important to pause, to have stability in services provision. Morale is down. Need to support one another to improve mental health, reduce stigma and to have parity with physical health in services and resources. Hope for a better tomorrow.”
Dr N Singh “To promote training and understanding of trauma and implications for diagnosis and treatment.”

Support from Mental Health Campaigners

Jonny Benjamin MBE
Dr Jacqui Dyer MBE
‘Listen to patients and families’ Louis Theroux July 2019
Mark and Maddy Austin
Dr Jon Goldin, Great Ormond Street Hospital
Professor Janet Treasure
Professor Hubert Lacey
Saul Levin, American Psychiatric Association (APA)
Nick Hodgson, RCPsych Media Manager
Bob Batterson, Past Speaker of the Assembly of the American Psychiatric Association (APA)
Dr Dasha Nicholls, Imperial College London