The Team

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.”

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.”

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 Chief Operating Officer at Beyond. She 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.

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.”

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.

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.