Events
Better mental health support
Events
Better mental health support
At this event, we discussed how to improve mental health support and our new paper on the issue. The event also included a Question and Answer session focused on how we ensure social media companies do their part to protect the mental health of people using their sites.
The Chair for this event was Cllr Will Barber-Taylor, the Deputy Director (external) of Centre Think Tank. The panel included former MP for Eastbourne Stephen Lloyd, Pushkin Defyer, the Head of Membership Development for Centre Think Tank, and Yzzy Teucher, Vice President of the Centre Aberystwyth.
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Better mental health support event transcript
Panellists
Stephen Lloyd
Former Member of Parliament
Stephen was the Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for Eastbourne. He held a range of front-bench roles, including as spokesperson for Northern Ireland, the DWP, and in the coalition government, as PPS to the Environment Secretary.
Torrin Wilkins
Director and Founder
Torrin is the Founder and Director of Centre Think Tank. His experience includes authoring over a dozen papers and over one hundred policies. His policies have been backed by an All-Party Parliamentary Group of over 260 MPs and included in various party manifestos. He has appeared in a wide range of print and broadcast media and previously had a weekly column for a national publication. He has a degree in Political Studies from Aberystwyth University.
Pushkin Defyer
Head of Continuous Improvement
Pushkin is a History and Politics graduate from SOAS with a background spanning nearly a decade in British politics. He also led social media for a Labour prospective parliamentary candidate in Poplar and Limehouse and researched Brexit-related voting patterns for Liberal Democrat chief whip Lord Stoneham.
Cllr Will Barber–Taylor
Will was our Deputy Director and now serves as a Councillor. He hosts the Debated Podcast and the Not A Day For Soundbites Podcast. Will was previously the Digital Campaigns & Media Officer for Generation Rent.
Stephen Lloyd
Former Member of Parliament
Stephen was the Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for Eastbourne. He held a range of front-bench roles, including as spokesperson for Northern Ireland, the DWP, and in the coalition government, as PPS to the Environment Secretary.
Torrin Wilkins
Director and Founder
Torrin is the Founder and Director of Centre Think Tank. His experience includes authoring over a dozen papers and over one hundred policies. His policies have been backed by an All-Party Parliamentary Group of over 260 MPs and included in various party manifestos. He has appeared in a wide range of print and broadcast media and previously had a weekly column for a national publication. He has a degree in Political Studies from Aberystwyth University.
Pushkin Defyer
Head of Continuous Improvement
Pushkin is a History and Politics graduate from SOAS with a background spanning nearly a decade in British politics. He also led social media for a Labour prospective parliamentary candidate in Poplar and Limehouse and researched Brexit-related voting patterns for Liberal Democrat chief whip Lord Stoneham.
Cllr Will Barber–Taylor
Will was our Deputy Director and now serves as a Councillor. He hosts the Debated Podcast and the Not A Day For Soundbites Podcast. Will was previously the Digital Campaigns & Media Officer for Generation Rent.