Jul 03 2022 55 mins
Take a dive into Simon Blake's life experience and his career path. Find out more about the various jobs around Mental Health, Sex Education and Drug Education.
Simon Blake OBE joined MHFA England as chief executive in October 2018, leading the organisation to achieve its vision of normalising society's attitudes and behaviours around mental health through training one in 10 of the population in mental health skills and awareness. He is chair of the Dying Matters campaign based at hospices UK, and the support after suicide partnership based at the Samaritans. He is also a companion of the chartered Management Institute. In 2020, he was named as a global diversity leader and the 2021 Pride power list. He is a writer, campaigner and trainer and was awarded an OBE for services to the voluntary sector and young people in 2011