About Us
Let’s Link began in 1995 as Let’s Talk, a mental health patient/service user group. We became a registered charity in 1999, changing the name to Let’s Link, not necessarily because we felt we’d done enough talking (!) but to reflect our mission to make links with and between patients/service users, providers, commissioners and other people interested in mental health and wellbeing. We now have a wide and diverse network of individuals and organisations with whom we work and liaise.
We have one full time project director who is supported by a small but highly experienced management team which includes a mental health adviser alongside our trustees, plus a number of individuals who help us in a voluntary capacity.
Trustees
Paula Smyth
RMN Dip Mgmt: Chairwoman:
Paula is Director Operations for Combat Stress, the UK’s leading military charity specialising in the care of Veterans’ mental health. She qualified as a registered mental health nurse and progressed her career to become director of nursing and quality for a leading south east NHS mental health trust. In her current role, Paula manages three residential treatment centres and 14 developing community outreach teams across the UK. Paula brings NHS, independent sector, and third sector management experience, clinical expertise and sound common sense to Let’s Link.
Angie Mitchell:
Angie taught touch typing and computing, firstly as an Adult Education tutor. Following that, for over a decade Angie taught vision impaired and blind people to use computers, using special magnification and speech software. Angie brings IT knowledge, training expertise and an objective view on mental health matters.
Moyna Peters:
Moyna has had many years experience of mental health services and has contributed to Let’s Link for nearly 15 years. She has worked in supported employment and enjoys socialising and being part of various community groups.
Employees
Megan Aspel
MBACP (Accred) BSc (Hons) Integrative & Psychodynamic Counselling: Director:
Megan began work in publishing and journalism within the commercial sector. Beginning her career in the ‘70s, she wrote for Vogue and other magazine titles and was also a freelance writer. She began working in mental health in 1995, and has helped Let’s Link become a respected charity that combines a professional, business approach, with the ethics and empathy required working in the field of mental health and wellbeing.
Jane Sherrington
Adviser and Founder Member
Jane has a background in High Street banking management and brings a wealth of knowledge and experience, both in her capacity as a retired professional financial expert and as a patient of mental health services. She and Megan work closely together on day to day operational issues.
Volunteers
Louisa Daniels
Voluntary Assistant Editor Sanctuary magazine:
Louisa has experience in both commercial and voluntary sector media and communications, and she has been contributing to Sanctuary Magazine since June 2007. Louisa has become an important member of the team and is working with Megan on a number of publishing projects.
Other volunteers help us with Sanctuary magazine and our women’s wellbeing days.
