Dr Alison Battersby
Dr Alison Battersby is a Consultant General Adult Psychiatrist with a subspecialty interest in addictions. She works for Livewell Southwest in Plymouth and is the Lead Consultant for the Community Mental Health Teams there.
As part of her role within Livewell she provides mental health support and advice to the Broadreach group of rehabilitation services. She remains passionate about her specialty. Whilst there are inevitably challenges ahead, she believes that together with our service users we can influence how future care is delivered for the better.
Sara Mitchell
Sara is both a qualified and registered MH Nurse, she has a masters degree in management and leadership and post graduate clinical diploma in cognitive behaviour therapy.
Sara worked at the Maudsley in setting up a clinical trial in cognitive behaviour therapy until 2002 when she returned to a clinical role as Matron. Subsequently Sara has held a number of management roles.
Sara’s career in Mental Health services has been extensive and wide-reaching; in 2014 Sara secured the post of Deputy Director of Operations.
Rajiah Abu Sway
Rajiah Abu Sway is the Mental Health Officer at the World Health Organization in occupied Palestinian territory since 2003. She is managing the Mental Health and the Psychosocial Program, technically and operationally. With over 19 years of experience in Mental Health system development in Palestine, Rajiah is working on national strategies, professional capacity-building and supporting the implementation of rehabilitation programs including MHPSS emergency response and mhGAP at Health facilities. She has also been supporting community-based organizations in developing advocacy and awareness programs.
Rajiah holds a MA in Psychotherapy/Art therapy from the European Graduate School, Switzerland and a BA in Psychology from Birzeit University in Palestine. In addition, a high diploma in Intermodal Expressive Art Therapy from the International School for Interdisciplinary Studies, Tel Aviv and a course in criminology at Hebrew University in Jerusalem.