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  • 16 Jan / 24
    News

    2023 Impact Report

    We’re pleased to share our Impact Report evaluating our work over the last year. Our vision is simple: a thriving mental health workforce, empowered to support people to live the life they want and deserve. From our mental health social work programme, to our advocacy work across the sector, we work to ensure people living […]

  • 18 Dec / 23
    News

    Rising Star Award Winner: Amy Allott-Thomas

    We’re delighted to congratulate Amy Allott-Thomas, one of our alumni, for winning the “Rising Star” award in Bradford Council’s Service Excellence Awards. Open to anyone working for the council, the award recognises the potential of someone in the first five years of their career with a commitment to making change happen. Amy was in the […]

  • 23 Oct / 23
    Features

    Year one done: Ben, Izzy and Tracey’s update

    It’s hard to imagine what it’s like training to be a mental health social worker. Learning on the job with us, you’re balancing the demands of a full-time position with academic studies. And that job isn’t just any old job. It directly affects people’s lives. It can be tough.  But time and again we hear […]

  • 16 Oct / 23
    News

    Join the mental health mission: apply today

    Applications for 2024 entry to our mental health social work programme are now open. With Think Ahead, you could be paid to train as a mental health social worker and support people with mental health needs. Joining the programme you will: Gain a fully-funded postgraduate diploma and master’s degree in social work. Be an advocate […]

  • 22 Aug / 23
    In the media

    Think Ahead community nominated for Social Work Awards 2023

    We are delighted that three current and former Think Ahead trainees and one of the programme’s academic tutors are finalists in the Social Work Awards 2023. Karla Coppendale (2022 cohort), James Hussain (2021 cohort), Eleanor Hinchcliffe (2017 cohort) and David Bulmer (Senior Lecturer in Social Work for Middlesex University) have each been nominated and announced […]

  • 18 Aug / 23
    News

    2022 cohort finish their first year of social work training

    Congratulations to our 2022 cohort for completing their first year of our mental health social work programme. From music teachers to journalists our 2022 trainees came from a broad range of backgrounds and started their social work journey in July 2022 with a five-week summer institute. Over the past year they have studied for a […]

  • 10 Jul / 23
    News

    2023 cohort begin their training journey

    A new programme has begun for our latest group of trainees. The 2023 Cohort kicked off their training journey with a day of introduction talks and teaching at the 2023 Summer Institute. This is our eighth cohort and we’re proud to have welcomed close to 1,000 trainee mental health social workers since we began in […]

  • 16 Mar / 23
    News

    Supporting job seekers living with mental health problems

    We are delighted to be joining forces with the not-for-profit organisation, Social Finance, to help bring specialist support to job seekers living with mental health problems. Commissioned by NHS England, we are embarking on a two-year joint project to expand Individual Placement and Support across the country. What is Individual Placement and Support? Many people […]

  • 7 Oct / 22
    News

    Think Ahead announces Philippa Mariani as new Chief Executive

    As we say a sad goodbye to our co-founder, Ella Joseph, we are delighted to announce the appointment of our new Chief Executive. Philippa Mariani will be joining Think Ahead in December 2022. Philippa is an experienced strategic leader with a commercial outlook and a strong track record at CEO level in mental health and […]

  • 3 Oct / 22
    News

    Do something that matters: Train with us

    Times are tough for us all right now, especially for those of us living with mental health problems. Now is the time to choose a career that changes lives. With the right support, from the right person, anyone with a mental health problem can thrive. And you could be that person – giving that support. […]

  • 25 Jul / 22
    News

    Think Ahead, Chief Executive, Ella Joseph to step down at end of September

    Our co-founder, Ella Joseph, is leaving Think Ahead after eight years as the charity’s Chief Executive. Ella is going to take up the reins at a national charity that provides accommodation to families who have children in hospital. Ella said:  “It’s eight years since I joined Think Ahead as it’s co-founder and I have loved […]

  • 11 Jul / 22
    News

    It’s a “wonderful profession” – our seventh intake of trainee mental health social workers get started

    Our 2022 Cohort have begun their training to become mental health social workers, kicking off their journey with a day of welcome talks and teaching at the first day of our Summer Institute. This is our seventh cohort to join the programme, meaning that we have taken on 823 trainee social workers since our first […]