Bournemouth branch welcomes back our Patron, Dr Andy Mayers
We are delighted to introduce our new Patron of Samaritans of Bournemouth and District, Dr Andy Mayers.
Dr Mayers previously was our Patron up to 2019. We are delighted that Andy has agreed to join us again as our Patron once more.
Andy is an academic psychologist, based at Bournemouth University, specialising in mental health, particularly in the perinatal period (for mothers, fathers and their families) and conducts some work with young people's mental health. His academic work includes education and research. He has published several papers on perinatal mental health.
He actively campaigns locally and nationally, with the aim of improving mental health services; some of that work has included taking campaigns in the UK Parliament. He serves on several local and national advisory groups for maternal mental illness, including groups that influence NHS policy changes. In addition to being Patron for Samaritans of Bournemouth and District, he represents mental health charities and other key organisations across Dorset, including acting as Patron for Dorset Mind and a Trustee for DorPIP.
You can see more details of that work at www.andrewmayers.uk