Archives: Speakers

Dave Clarke

Dave is an Ofsted Registered Children’s Home Manager with over 25 years’ experience, working across homes catering for Adults with Learning Difficulties and mainstream Residential Children’s Homes. For the last 17 years he has been the Manager of Lincolnshire Secure Unit.  Dave chaired the Secure Accommodation Network (SAN – the organisation that represents all SCHs… Read more »

Adam Robinson

Adam Robinson is a Regional Lead Occupational Therapist within Cygnet Healthcare and the Lead Occupational Therapist at Cygnet Hospital Sherwood, an Acute and PICU service for men based in the East Midlands. Adam has been working as a qualified Occupational Therapist for over 14 years in different mental health environments. Adam has been involved in… Read more »

Stephanie Kyle

Stephanie is a Senior Architect and Inclusive Design Consultant at Floyd Slaski Architects, and the first winner of the AJ100 Change-maker of the Year Award for her contribution to the profession. Passionate about diversity, equity and inclusion in architecture, Stephanie offers specialist guidance to other designers, clients, and decision-makers, ensuring the seamless integration of inclusive… Read more »

Geoff Brennan

Geoff Brennan is a registered nurse for Learning Disabilities and a mental health nurse. A 40-year career has seen Geoff work on and around mental health wards. In that time, he has been in every position a nurse can have – from support worker to Nurse Consultant Geoff was involved with the original Safewards Randomised… Read more »

Luciana Berger

What opportunities are there with the new government to advance the mental health built environment? How should our members and the Design in Mental Health Network as a whole advocate for the role of design in furthering mental health outcomes? What is on the horizon and how do we maximise the impact of good design… Read more »