Beyond is led by those who have had direct experience of the UK mental health system in some form. Combined with rich expertise, this drives our empathy and passion to transform the societal approach towards mental health support for young people.
Our Shapers
Louisa Rose
Julia Clarfield
Monica Leung
Louise Lyons
Emma Joyce
Louisa Rose
Louisa Rose is CEO of Beyond and the founder of Now and Beyond – a free, national mental health festival for the educational community. Louisa is passionate about creating platforms that empower young people to use their lived experiences to shape change. Previously, Louisa worked as a social media consultant for ten years and is particularly interested in the intersection between tech and the mental health of young people. With lived experience of depression, anxiety, Tourette’s and OCD, Louisa publicly reflects on her personal mental health journey. Louisa is married and a mother of two young boys.
“Funding and access barriers limit the possibilities for the education community to engage with the wealth of third sector and independent mental health and wellbeing support available in the UK . We’ve got a fire in our belly at Beyond and we will continue to fight until access to mental health support for young people in need improves.”
Julia Clarfield
Julia Clarfield is Head of Operations at Beyond. Julia joined the charity in the run-up to the first Now and Beyond in 2021, via her involvement with Inside Out Day. It became clear very quickly that the energy and commitment of the extended Beyond team would enable Beyond to achieve everything it intended. Julia’s career began in technology marketing and moved more specifically into charity event fundraising over the last 10 years. We were delighted when Julia accepted an appointment as a Trustee in 2024.
“The repercussions of poor mental health are huge. The stories I hear when I speak to schools about the impact of the pandemic on their pupils’ mental health are terrifying. Every child should have access to the help and support they need to ensure more lives aren’t ruined. Beyond has in its sights all it can do to help.”
Monica Leung
Louise Lyons
Louise is our grant writer. She is a 21 year black woman who is passionate about mental health advocation and equality, diversity and inclusion. Her core value is compassion for those who are suffering in society whether it is obvious or not. She loves learning and discussing the most important topics that affect society. Louise is particularly passionate about student Mental Health having co-founded the initiative BreatheUni with her brother Jeremy, which brings together students in a peer support setting.
Emma Joyce
Emma Joyce is our Events and Community Fundraiser and joined Beyond in January 2024. She started her career in the events world, but with so many young people suffering with their mental health around her, she wanted to make a difference.
As someone who is neurodiverse herself, Emma particularly has an interest in neurodiverse young people and their mental health and how music can help mental health.
“It’s so vital that young people are able to access the right support at the time they need it most and at the moment, this isn’t possible for so many. It takes so much courage for young people to be in a position to ask for help, whatever their situation. It’s awful that they get to this point to then be put on a waiting list or even worse be turned away. We are working hard to change that”
Our Ambassadors
Shocka
Ben West
Dr Radha
Dylan Holloway
Shocka
Shocka, aka Kenneth Erhahon, is a rapper and mental health advocate from Tottenham, London.
He gained recognition for being one-third of Grime collective Marvell alongside Double S and Vertex. After dealing with mental health issues himself, Shocka became a mental health advocate to help those suffering from their own problems with his music. Shocka released his debut album Impact Over Numbers on 16 May 2020. The album was noted for exploring a variety of topics including mental health, friendship, and miscarriage.
Ben West
Ben West is an inspiring mental health campaigner. Having lost his brother to suicide 3 years ago, Ben is dedicated to change the way we view mental health in our society. At just 20 years old, Ben has been awarded The Diana Award, a Pride of Britain Award and the Mental Health Hero Award for the work he has done to raise awareness and evolve the conversation around mental health.
“I want to see action beyond discussion. We’ve been seeing so many promises for change but actions speak louder than words.”
Dr Radha
Dr. Radha is a practising NHS GP, broadcaster & campaigner for wellbeing.
“Youth mental health has for far too long been swept under the carpet – something we just talk about or treat as an afterthought. I want to go beyond to a time when mental and emotional health for children and young people is treated as a priority, with action, so that in time it just becomes part of everyday life, which of course it is for all of us. If we want young people to be able to learn, thrive and become part of a society that is kind, supportive and inclusive, then we must show them that we value their mental health, that they are valued for who they are, and that we have their back in good times and in tough times.”
Dylan Holloway
Award-winning musical mastermind Dylan Holloway, also known by his stage name ‘Dylan And The Moon’, is a transgender artist, singer-
songwriter, music producer, and global speaker, championing the power of authenticity, diversity and belonging.
“It’s crucial to provide young people with the care and support they need to blossom into their greatest selves. Beyond’s dedication to addressing these gaps and supporting vulnerable youth, aligns perfectly with my journey as a transgender man and my passion for sharing the joy of living authentically. That’s why I’m joining Beyond as an ambassador.”
Our Trustees
Dr Erin Turner
Jeremy Connick
Julia Clarfield
Jeremy Lyons
Angharad Morgan
Dr Erin Turner
Dr Erin Turner is a Consultant Psychiatrist specialising in the treatment of psychotic disorders. She is Head of the Psychiatry Teaching Academy for Birmingham and Aston medical students. Committed to the arts in health education, she commissioned a play to raise awareness of suicide and its prevention. Erin co-authored ‘Recovery from first episode psychosis’ and children’s mental health series ‘Adventures in Mind Bodiwell’.
Jeremy Connick
Jeremy has been a partner for 26 years at the international law firm, Clifford Chance. He has had a number of managerial roles at the firm, most recently being a member of the firm’s Partnership Council. In addition to Beyond, he is a trustee of Rethink Mental illness and a mental health speaker at TLC Lions. He is a strong advocate for mental health and wellbeing having lost his wife to suicide nearly 7 years ago.
Julia Clarfield
Julia Clarfield is Head of Operations at Beyond. Julia joined the charity in the run-up to the first Now and Beyond in 2021, via her involvement with Inside Out Day. It became clear very quickly that the energy and commitment of the extended Beyond team would enable Beyond to achieve everything it intended. Julia’s career began in technology marketing and moved more specifically into charity event fundraising over the last 10 years. We were delighted when Julia accepted an appointment as a Trustee in 2024.
“The repercussions of poor mental health are huge. The stories I hear when I speak to schools about the impact of the pandemic on their pupils’ mental health are terrifying. Every child should have access to the help and support they need to ensure more lives aren’t ruined. Beyond has in its sights all it can do to help.”
Jeremy Lyons
My journey so far has been defined by a series of unusual transitions between very different circumstances. I went to 7 different schools, including a couple of years in Ghana. During the pandemic, I left a Marketing-tech company to complete an MSc in psychology after already having a master’s in engineering. I now take pride in representing a growing minority of black men with a professional background in wellbeing and aspire to becoming licensed therapist.
Why did you choose to become a member of the youth board?
My sister and I founded an initiative for peer to peer support for students, which involves coordinating volunteers and societies across multiple universities. The initiative has provided the training, opportunities and resources necessary to create inclusive communities, raise mental health awareness and facilitate personal growth. During this time I have learned you need people to make a difference, more importantly people who represent the necessary values. Beyond has shown these values through every campaign, event and most notably across the conversations I have had with any of the youth board.
Angharad Morgan
Angharad is passionate about education for all. She wants to ensure that teachers have a grounded understanding of theory to ensure that they can represent the voices in their classroom. These theories include queer theory, CRT, feminism, capability and cultural capital. Angharad achieves this by managing her ‘Schools Against Sexism’ Research Action Group, running a feminist society, leading teacher CPD on challenging sexism, working with external organisations on female empowerment programmes and running child on-child abuse workshops for 15-16 year-olds. She has also developed schemes of work on Stephen Lawrence and the Black Lives Matter movement.
“I’m really excited to be working with the team at Beyond. I have a strong personal and professional interest in mental health and supporting young people to access the help they need. Beyond are championed by their youth board and I hope to be able to use my experience in education to drive the organisation forward so even more young people can benefit.”
Our Patrons
Carrie Grant MBE and Tylan Grant
Carrie Grant MBE and Tylan Grant
Carrie Grant MBE (she/her) is an award-winning broadcaster, vocal coach, leadership coach and campaigner. Carrie has 4 children and is a passionate campaigner about adoption, autism, ADHD, invisible disability and inclusion. Some of her children are also in the industry.
Tylan Grant (he/they) is an English actor, known for portraying the role of Brooke Hathaway in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks. For their role as Brooke, Grant was nominated for Best Newcomer at the 2019 British Soap Awards, as well as Celebrity of the Year at the 2019 National Diversity Awards.
Carrie Grant MBE and Tylan Grant are Patrons of youth mental health charity Beyond.
Our Advisors
Sam Martin
Antonio Ferreira
Abbie Grace Mitchell
Sallyann Keizer
Dr Rina Bajaj
Sam Martin
I’m a fundraiser by trade, passionate about removing the stigma of mental health and making support more easily accessible, and a mother of two wonderful children. I’ve struggled with my mental health since I was 10 years old, possibly even younger, and am still on a journey today to find out how to cope in the best way. I support Beyond with their fundraising strategy.
Antonio Ferreira
Antonio is a mental health activist and student. He is an expert by lived experience and lends his voice to eradicate performative tokenism in the mental health charity sector. Antonio volunteers with eight mental health charities including Beyond, where is a valued member of our Youth Board as well as our Young Advisor. In his role as a Young Advisor for Beyond, Antonio is supporting us as we strive to become a more racially equal organisation both internally and externally.
Abbie Grace Mitchell
Abbie is one of our Beyond Advisors. With over 10 years work experience across different mental health charities and the youth sector, Abbie helps shape our volunteering and participation work.
Sallyann Keizer
BAFTA and Emmy winning producer and broadcaster Sallyann has been an advisor to Beyond since 2021. She is also the founder of not-for-profit wellbeing education programme Bow-Wowza which is a world of talking dogs and wellbeing hacks that equip
children to be mentally resilient, full of PAWsitivity, and ready to unleash their best lives.
Dr Rina Bajaj
Rina is an award-winning Chartered Counselling Psychologist and published author, running her own practices in London. Rina has over 17 years of experience within the field of mental health and wellbeing across a range of industries, including the education sector. She is passionate about supporting young people from all communities to gain access to the right support as quickly as possible so that they are able to thrive and reach their full potential. Rina supports us to clinically approve providers within Beyond’s Youth Mental Health Directory.