Mental Health First Aiders

We have a network of Mental Health First Aiders across UCL who are trained to have a conversation about mental health with colleagues and students and to signpost them to relevant resources.

Mental Health First Aiders

Mental Health First Aiders are colleagues who received 2-day Adult Mental Health First Aid training from MHFA England. The course equips first aiders with the following skills:

An in-depth understanding of mental health and the factors that can affect wellbeing
Practical skills to spot the triggers and signs of mental health issues
Confidence to step in, reassure and support a person in distress
Enhanced interpersonal skills such as non-judgemental listening
Knowledge to help someone recover their health by guiding them to further support - whether that’s self-help resources, through their employer, the NHS, or a mix

We encourage Mental Health First Aiders to make themselves known in their local area if they are able to offer support.

With the move to remote working, Mental Health First Aiders can also list their name on our website. If you are a Mental Health First Aider and are available to offer support, please contact ohw-wellbeing@ucl.ac.uk to be added to the list below.

Faculty of Brain Sciences

Parineeta Arora - Institute of Prion Diseases

Faculty of the Built Environment

Melanie Moser - Bartlett School Env, Energy & Resources

Faculty of Engineering Sciences

Amy Thornton - Security and Crime Science	Johanna Novales - Engineering Faculty Office
Dominique Drai - Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering	Paula Broome - Engineering Faculty Office
Rachel Smith - Mechanical Engineering	Helen Czerski - Mechanical Engineering
Tom Peach - Mechanical Engineering	Giles Thomas - Mechanical Engineering
Ferdinand Grimm - Mechanical Engineering

Faculty of Laws: Jamie Smith - Laws

Faculty of Life Sciences

Angela Preston - UCL School of Pharmacy	Isabel Goncalves Cattuzzo - UCL School of Pharmacy (preferred contact via Teams)
Sam McDonagh - Division of Biosciences

Faculty of Mathematics & Physical Sciences (MAPS)

Calire Gacki - Chemistry

Stephen Potts - Chemistry

Faculty of Medical Sciences

Marie-Belle Mdawar (MHFA)	Sanchutha Sathiananthamoorthy (MHFA)
Nick Bone (MHFA)	Alison Kelly (MHFA and Wellbeing Representative)
Pascal Durrenberger (WR)	Catriona Heredia (WR)
Ayesha Khatun (WR)	Tamer Rezk (WR)

Faculty of Population Health Sciences

Lizzie Hendricks - Institute of Cardiovascular Science	Praveen Aujla - Infection, Immunity & Inflammation
Jeanne Wolstencroft - UCL GOS Institute of Child Health	Amy Fiddament - MRC Clinical Trials Unit at UCL