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Mental health campaigner, best-selling author & social media influencer, Ben West is one of the most engaging and inspiring young male voices in the UK today.
In 2018, at just 17, Ben’s world collapsed around him when he lost his brother Sam, aged 15, to suicide.
Still only 22, Ben campaigns around mental health awareness, suicide prevention, and fundamentally changing how we approach mental health, especially in schools.
Ben’s award-winning work began when he noticed that teachers were not being properly prepared to deal with mental health issues in the classroom. He started a petition to make mental health first aid a compulsory part of teacher training in a bid to allow teachers the ability and courage to approach students and intervene early to help. The petition was signed by over 300,000 people and Ben has since worked with the government and former Prime Minister Boris Johnson to accelerate its impact.
In 2022, Ben released his first book entitled “This Book Could Save Your Life – Breaking the Silence Around the Mental Health Emergency” which was published by Harper Collins in April 2022. He has also written for numerous publications, including two features in The Sunday Times Magazine, most recently on the dangers of Andrew Tate.
Please thank Ben on the College’s behalf for contributing so positively to our event, he was awesome and helped shape the narrative perfectly.”
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