Meet The Team

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  Phil founded JourneyMEN which launched on 7 April 2020.

Phil is JourneyMEN's First Responder and  delivers our day to day services.

Phil was former Merseyside PCSO for over 17 years, Phil was part of the joined up Early Help Team on Wirral and saw first-hand the devastation of depression and mental health issues affecting men in particular.

He dealt with many incidents of attempted suicides and tragically several deaths by suicide - which led him to establish a community organisation to save lives. 

“From working in the police over many years, I knew that male mental health and suicide was an urgent issue. Many men were not able to gain timely access to the support they needed from overstretched health services. That’s where the idea of JourneyMEN came from. We aim to better link up the crucial support and provide a safe space for men to access that support. I know we can make a difference.”

Since then Phil has collaborated with professionals and organisations across the region to help join up provision for men and to bridge the gaps across the many different services, which gave rise to establishing JourneyMEN, launched on 7 April 2020, World Health Day. 

Phil is one of JourneyMEN CIC 's registered directors.

Leon founded JourneyMEN  which launched on 7 April 2020.

Leon supports JourneyMEN's day to day services. 

For three decades, Leon has helped to partner the business, charity and government sectors to plug gaps in social provision. He spent 25 years in business initially working for Dame Anita Roddick in the 1990s. He is a former CEO of P&L Communications and previously Director at WPP’s Burson-Marsteller, where he pioneered corporate social responsibility programmes in London, Tokyo, Shanghai and Hong Kong. 

Leon has also held senior management positions with national charities where he first encountered issues around mental health crises. He remains actively involved within the wider charity world and sight loss charities in particular.

Born in 1960s Toxteth, Liverpool, Leon maintains close ties with Merseyside.

 Leon is one of JourneyMEN CIC 's registered directors. 

Liam looks after our day to day operations.

Liam worked within the logistics sector for 25 years for supermarket chains, parcel delivery services and most notably, Head of Logistics for BP Oil, Stanlow, where he led the operation out of The refinery.

Following a number of life events, Liam needed to take some time off work suffering with anxiety and low mood, early signs of a decline in his mental health.

He says: “whilst My recovery has been hard, JourneyMEN have enabled me to see a future of positive outcomes. As part of the team, my next journey with JourneyMEN Wirral, will be a privilege and an honour".

Click HERE to read his story

 Dave founded JourneyMEN which launched on 7 April 2020. 

Dave runs JourneyMEN's event programme.

Born in Wilmslow Cheshire, Dave was a Firefighter with Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service for 32 years. During that time he was stationed throughout Wirral including Upton, Heswall, Wallasey and the very busy Birkenhead operation. It was as a frontline firefighter that Dave experienced the importance of looking after mental health.

“I learnt back then that it is crucial to openly talk about serious issues. On my Watch I would make sure we all sat around the mess table and talked after we returned from the more devastating scenes we were called to.”

Dave’s compassion is legendary amongst colleagues who witnessed him resuscitating a dog after he found it trapped unconscious during one call out.

Upon his retirement from the fire service until last year, Dave volunteered as a Police Community Volunteer (PCV) and regularly patrolled with Phil Roberts on a range of tasks including road safety, anti-social behaviour and mental health issues. 

Dave also volunteers as a narrowboat skipper with YMCA Wirral where he takes out groups with different needs on Cheshire's canals. Dave brings his narrowboat skills to JourneyMEN both in leading its own narrowboat excursions as well as supporting the off site counseling that takes place aboard a specially designed narrowboat.

 Dave is one of JourneyMEN CIC 's registered directors. 

Harry is JourneyMEN's  press officer who oversees our website and social media pages. He is our contact for all media enquires. 

Before working for JourneyMEN, Harry studied an honorary degree in Journalism at Liverpool John Moores University. During his studies, he did work placements in both Journalism and PR, with the Liverpool Echo and with Briggs Automotive Company, a bespoke sports car manufacturer based in Speke, Liverpool. He graduated with a 1st class degree and is accredited by the Broadcast Journalism Training Council.  

Email: harry@journeymencic.com

Twitter:  @harryleahey1