Rachel Welch
Schools & Families Consultant Trainer
Rachel is a Consultant Trainer with the Schools & Families Team. Rachel has an MSc in Mental Health Science, where she focussed on biopsychosocial interventions against suicide. She is also an Associate Tutor at the University of East Anglia, and Youth Mental Health First Aid Instructor.
Rachel has over 20 year’s experience working across the mental health sector. This has previously included being the Director of SelfharmUK and providing mental health advocacy in a medium secure hospital. Rachel has particular interest in eating disorders, self-harm and embedding a whole school approach, and she is passionate about finding creative and engaging ways to communicate difficult or complex issues; drawing on both her professional background and own lived experiences. In her spare time, Rachel runs ultra-marathons for fun.
