The role of a Mental Health First Aider is to provide a listening ear, reassurance and information, support self-help and, if necessary, signpost to relevant professional services.
Contact information of our 37 qualified Mental Health First Aiders can be found below, sorted by institution. You may choose to contact someone within, or outwith, your university. There are qualified PGRs as well as staff, including those in the SUPER DTP team. Please reach out to whomever you feel comfortable speaking to.
Edinburgh Napier
Heriot-Watt University
PGR
Georgia Waldram gw26@hw.ac.uk (graduated)
University of Aberdeen
PGR
Anna Wawer a.wawer.20@abdn.ac.uk (graduated)
Charlie Towler c.towler.23@abdn.ac.uk
Ieuan Jones d.jones.19@abdn.ac.uk (graduated)
Jack Bamber jack.bamber@abdn.ac.uk (graduated but still based at Aberdeen)
Rosie Irwin Holbrey r.irwinholbrey.23@abdn.ac.uk
Victoria Gillman v.gillman.21@abdn.ac.uk
Staff
Ana Payo-Payo ana.payo-payo@abdn.ac.uk
Ashish Malik (based at Edinburgh University)
University of the Highlands and Islands
Inverness
PGR
Lydia McGill lydia.mcgill.ic@uhi.ac.uk (graduated)
SAMS
PGR
Helen Hiley 20020221@uhi.ac.uk (graduated)
Lea Riehn Lea.Riehn@sams.ac.uk
Nicole Allison nicole.allison@sams.ac.uk (graduated)
Victoria Ashley-Wheeler victoria.ashley-wheeler@sams.ac.uk
Staff
Kim Last kim.last@sams.ac.uk
Shetland
PGR
Iohara Quirino-Amador iohara.quirino@uhi.ac.uk
Staff
Rachel Shucksmith rachel.shucksmith@uhi.ac.uk
University of St Andrews
PGR
Grant Ellis ge27@st-andrews.ac.uk
James Harris jh450@st-andrews.ac.uk
Julia Sutherland jcs29@st-andrews.ac.uk (graduated)
Rosie Day crdd@st-andrews.ac.uk
Staff
Chris Sutherland css6@st-andrews.ac.uk
Debbie Russell dr60@st-andrews.ac.uk
Saana Isojunno si66@st-andrews.ac.uk
University of Stirling
PGR
Alexandra Bulgakova a.k.bulgakova@stir.ac.uk
University of Strathclyde
PGR
Aislinn Borland aislinn.borland@strath.ac.uk
Anai Aude Valdivia anai.aude-valdivia@strath.ac.uk
Greg Macmillan greg.macmillan@strath.ac.uk
Matthew Hatton matthew.hatton@strath.ac.uk
Rhei Ammaturo rhei.ammaturo@strath.ac.uk
University of the West of Scotland
PGR
Emma O’Halloran B00282880@studentmail.uws.ac.uk
John Howieson john.howieson@uws.ac.uk (graduated)
Staff
Mhairi Alexander Mhairi.Alexander@uws.ac.uk