CATALYST TEAM MEMBER
Sandra Griffiths
Sandra holds lead responsibility for the development of Catalyst's strategic partnerships and business opportunities.
She is also our key representative in the areas of national collaboration and intelligence, research and evaluation, policy development and community training initiatives.
Position: Director/Programmes & Partnership Director
Contact Sandra
Email:
sandra.grifiths@catalyst4change.org.uk
Telephone: 07895 775 705 or 0844 884 3318 (leave voice message)
Sandra's Background
Sandra is a health and wellbeing consultant with over 40 years experience of delivering local, regional and national innovative programmes. This has included campaigns and events to support the health & mental wellbeing of minority ethnic communities from Africa and the Caribbean.
She has worked as a consultant in partnership with The NHS, mental health charities and a wide variety of third sector organisations and stakeholders to review and develop strategies and policies, undertake research and programme design, and deliver training and community engagement projects to enhance their capacity to achieve their goals and improve health outcomes.
In 2010 Sandra founded Red Earth Consultants Limited a public health consultancy which facilitates social change and promotes dialogue to improve the mental wellbeing of marginalised and racialised communities in the UK utilising creative and visual arts, debates and community engagement.
For a number of years, Sandra had worked across the UK as a consultant and co-coordinator for the Time to Change initiative, a national campaign tackling mental health stigma.
Mental health programmes involvement
Co-founder of Catalyst 4 Change CIC
National BME Co-ordinator, Time to Change – National
Service Director for Mellow Campaign – East London
Development Consultant, SAFOA, National African and Caribbean Mental Health Network
Director & Development Manager, Fanon Trust Ltd – London
Event Director for Stereohype mental health Festival Programme – National
