Charity founder Dr Erin Hope Thompson was awarded an MBE in the Queen's birthday honours this month. The award is in recognition of Erin’s services to supporting bereaved families.
Campaigner Anna Wardley (CF 2019) presented her Fellowship findings to the Thames Valley Suicide Prevention and Intervention Network (SPIN) this month. Anna was also selected onto Sound Delivery's Media Spokesperson programme, which focuses on amplifying the voices of people with lived experience.
By Anna Wardley,
Charity CEO Mary Smith (CF 2019) helped to launch a second therapeutic farming site in Cumbria through her charity Growing Well this month. This is the culmination of work that began with Mary’s Fellowship, which researched the creation of models for care farming that support mental health.
By Mary Smith,
Campaigner Anna Wardley (CF 2019) gave an online talk at the StandBy Support After Suicide Annual Connect Forum in Australia on 17 May. Anna shared from her Fellowship, which explored support for children who lose a parent to suicide.
By Anna Wardley,
Orthopaedic surgeon Zafar Ahmad (CF 2020) (right) invited HRH The Prince of Wales on a Royal Visit to open a new operating theatre at Bournemouth Hospital this month. The visit also marked the opening of a garden dedicated to hospital staff who died during the Covid-19 pandemic.
By Zafar Ahmad,
