JourneyMEN Advisory Board

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Chartered Health Psychologist and AFBPsS of the British Psychological Society, and a Registered Psychologist with the Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC,UK). 

She is also National Delegate for the European Health Psychology Society Associate Professor of Health Psychology in the Department of Social & Behavioural Sciences at Hong Kong City University 

 “Tina is a Chartered Health Psychologist and an Associate Fellow (AFBPsS) of the British Psychological Society, and a Registered Psychologist with the Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC,UK). 

She is also National Delegate for the European Health Psychology Society, and the Oxford International Health Forum, whilst serving on the editorial boards of a number of psychology journals, including the Journal of Health Psychology, Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, and Health Psychology Open. 

Tina is an Associate Professor of Health Psychology in the Department of Social & Behavioural Sciences at City University of Hong Kong, where she has more than 10 years’ experience in academia. 

Born in Manchester, Tina completed higher education in London and worked as a Health Psychologist Researcher at University Hospital Lewisham in London prior to moving to Hong Kong. Tina undertook a bachelor’s and master’s degree in Psychology before completing a doctorate in health psychology. 

Her research interests and expertise lie broadly within the psychology of health and behaviour, particularly the influence of gender and culture on health and behaviour. Tina is the author of numerous publications related to men’s health.”

 Service Manager, Cheshire Wirral Partnership

  Angie has worked in Birkenhead in public service for the last 26 years. She started her working life in the probation service and then moved into the NHS substance misuse & recovery field. 

For the last 5 years, she has worked as a service manager in the NHS in the adult community mental health field.

Angie was the local Labour Councillor for her home ward of Prenton between 2015 – 2019. She served as the Cabinet Member for Transformation and then the Cabinet Member for Growth & Jobs.

She is proud to be a local community activist putting her Labour Party values into action.

Angie has 4 cats and enjoys vegetarian cookery. 

 GP, Retired

Murray has lived and worked on the Wirral since 1977. He was a GP in Tranmere and Rock Ferry for 36 years. He retired from Practice in 2019.

Apart from his GP role, Murray has had a wide range of NHS roles including:

GP Trainer

Chair Wirral Local Medical Committee

Medical Director, Wirral Community Healthcare Trust

Specialist Adviser Care Quality Commission

Non-executive director Mersey Care NHS Trust (in post )

Trustee Oak Trees Multi Academy Trust ( in post)

Murray has a long standing interest in mental health issues, particularly how they affect men.

Murray is a keen runner and walker. His hobbies include photography and choral singing.

Qualifications; MBChB. MSc 

 Councillor for Heswall 

  Andrew is a local Conservative councillor for Heswall and Gayton and has been serving his ward since 1994. Originally from Liverpool, Andrew moved to the Wirral in 1960 and was brought up in Pensby. 

He now currently holds numerous spokesman and chairman positions. Some include being the Conservative spokesman for Economic Regeneration at Wirral Borough Council, as well as being the council’s Chief Whip of the Conservative group. 

He is also a board member for YMCA Wirral. 

Although having over 20 years’ experience in politics, Andrew has also built a successful career in business. In 2018 he retired as a managing director and shareholder for Entire Facility Management Services Ltd which employs around 1,800 people. He is now a director and shareholder in Merseywaste North West.   

  Mental Health Triage Clinician Lead

  Jonathan lives on the Wirral and works for the North West Ambulance Service as a mental health triage care lead. Before taking on the role as triage car lead, Jonathan worked on the frontline providing emergency care work. 

Having worked there, it was clear to him that A&E was not always to the correct place for a person to go for support. Before joining the ambulance service, Jonathanworked with children and young people within the local community. 

Jonathan says he has a passion for reducing the stigma around mental health and ways to seek early support and intervention for a person in need. 

About JourneyMEN, Jonathan says: “to be part of JourneyMEN enables us all to help reduce male suicide and the importance of the battles people face daily. Having JourneyMEN within the local community enables that early intervention and bespoke service.”

 Liberal Democrat Councillor For Eastham, South Wirral  

  Christopher is a sitting Wirral Councillor and a spokesperson on the Children's Committee. He also sits on Wirral's Looked After Children's board and the Corporate Parenting Board. His weekly councillor surgery in Eastham Library has run for over six years, and deals with a wide range of issues from a diverse section of Wirral constituents.

Christopher’s working career took him from an apprentice electrician in Birkenhead to the board rooms of companies as an IT director in Europe, the Scandinavian countries and the USA.

He grew up and lives in Eastham, the ward he represents, along with his wife of over thirty years and two crazy Bengal cats. He is a published author of historical fiction and has two grandchildren (3 ½, and 1 years old) who keeps him on my toes and saves him the cost of gym fees. 

   Retired GP 

 Ewen was a GP at Fender Way Health Centre on the Beechwood in Birkenhead and also served as Medical Director of Wirral Community Health & Care Foundation Trust before retiring in 2018.

He has a broad experience of the health and care systems in Wirral, the stark inequalities and the many barriers to people accessing the most appropriate care, both form the perspective of a care giver and as a member of the public seeking care.

In his retirement, he has found a calling to helping people in need with compassion, understanding and a good measure of laughter and gratitude.  His main focus is with those who are ill with alcohol and other substances who wish to stop and rebuild their lives with a smile on their faces.

   Former Lord Mayor of Liverpool 

   Former Lord Mayor of Liverpool and experienced Shipwrights. 

Before entering politics, Frank served as a long time Shipwrights having served his apprenticeship in Cammell Lairds Shipbuilders.

 Frank then went on to work in HDW in Hamburg and also Vickers in Barrow-in-Furness before returning to Liverpool during the decline of the shipbuilding industry across the country, where he then started work in Fords on the production line. 

After 6 months at Ford, Frank left to take part in a re-training post as a bricklayer for six months, but unfortunately following completion, found it difficult to find work. 

After several small jobs working on extensions for friends, Frank was fortunate enough to be at the right place at the right time, having met an old friend who informed him of a job going as a Shipwright in a ship repair yard, where he stayed for 6 months.  

It was during this time that Frank became involved with the Trade Unions, which he had initially joined as an apprentice. Rising through the ranks, he later became a shop steward to branch official, followed by district committee member and then district committee secretary of the Associated Society of Boilermakers, Shipwrights, Blacksmiths and Structural Workers.

When the ASOB amalgamated with the GMB, Frank was elected onto the regional committee and following that later elected onto the National Executive Council. 

Frank then later entered politics in 1990 as an elected member of Liverpool City Council, as a Labour representative for the St Domingo Ward, which due to boundary changes later became the Everton Ward. 

Up until now, Frank has represented his ward for 31 years. 

During this time, he has held a number of positions, including Chair of Finance for 4 years, Deputy Leader for 2 years (1994-96), Leader of the Council (1996-98) and Lord Mayor (2010-11). In 2017 Frank then left the Labour Party but remain on the Council as an Independent Cllr to the present date.

In 1999, Frank also started working for the Breckfield and North Everton Neighborhood Council (BNENC) as a Project Manager, which had 5 staff and worked out of the old Everton Library. Through his management, Frank built the organisation up from 5 to 15 workers, with 20 volunteers for additional support, and helped to coronadite the transition over to a newly refurbished building, that catered for numerous community projects. 

Some of those included nursery/ crèches, youth and pensioners club, veterans’ projects, health inclusion project for men (HIM), as well as a cycle and repair and maintenance project. 

   Mental Health Practitioner for the Homeless  

Denise started her career as an Occupational Therapist in 2003 working in various mental health settings across both adult and older people's mental health services. However, for the past 14 years, she worked as a Mental Health Practitioner within local Homeless Services. 

Denise now currently works within the homeless service for Cheshire Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. About the work she does, she said: “I'm still as passionate and committed to building effective working relationships between homelessness and other services to this day.

“I’m all too familiar with the challenges and complexities that homelessness brings, and early intervention is crucial in addressing the tri-morbidity of mental health, physical health and substance misuse that affects those marginalised and stigmatised by society.

“With this, there is an increasing need for mental health promotion strategies that effectively engage men. I'm a strong advocate for the use of meaningful occupations and activities that enable a person to move towards improved health, function and quality of life.

"In my own quest for an ideal work-life balance, I enjoy spending time with my family and friends, cooking and I've recently discovered the joy of camping."