Archives: Speakers

Nikki Mattocks is a lived experience advocate, using compassion and creativity to educate, consult, and empower people on the topics of personality disorder and psychosis. She is also a facilitator of peer support groups and trainings. Her proudest achievement is writing the book ‘Unmasking the truth : The lies we tell ourselves’.

At VICTOR, David leads work focused on urgent responses to healthcare violence and mental health-related incidents across the UK. His teams support healthcare workers at risk and people in crisis, working alongside mental health services, NHS and private bedded facilities, police, British Transport Police, Integrated Care Boards and NHS Ambulance Trusts. David brings a practical,

Jane Hardy‑Jones is Head of Sustainability at Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust, where she leads the development and delivery of the Trust’s ambitious Green Plan. She oversees a wide-ranging decarbonisation programme, including renewable energy, low-carbon infrastructure, waste reduction, and sustainable procurement. Jane is passionate about embedding sustainability into healthcare, as well as empowering staff through

Katie Godfrey is a policy leader specialising in suicide prevention and mental health within justice settings. As Suicide Prevention Theme Lead for the Scottish Prison Service, she oversees the redesign of crisis‑intervention practice, ensuring approaches are trauma‑informed, collaborative, and aligned with national mental‑health priorities. Katie has previously led major mental‑health policy programmes for the Scottish