Leadership & Team
Empath Centres began as one person’s lived experience
— but its future depends on a team. No movement becomes a national model without the right people, the right skills, and the right stewardship. Below is the emerging leadership structure guiding Empath through pilot development and into long-term delivery.
Interim Team
Leadership & Team
Executive Leadership
Jeremy Dixon - Founder & Executive Director
Jeremy brings lived experience of the mental health system, a background in entrepreneurship, and the vision that anchors Empath’s national model. His work spans social regeneration, holistic recovery programmes, and national renewal.
Operations (Interim)
To be confirmed
Responsible for early-stage implementation, programme design, and centre readiness.
Clinical Advisors (Provisional):
A network of mental-health professionals, including NHS clinicians with experience in crisis care, community psychiatry, and recovery pathways.
Development Advisor:
A specialist in property development structures and social-infrastructure delivery. (Pending confirmation)
Policy & Government Relations Advisor: TBC
To help shape integration with national health, justice, and social-care strategy.
Legal Partner:
Turcan Connell — advising on structure, regulation, and governance.
Creative &
Communications Support:
Contributors including editors, designers, and early-stage collaborators supporting the Empath narrative.
Development Advisor:
Contributors including editors, designers, and early-stage collaborators supporting the Empath narrative.
Early Supporters & Collaborators
Empath is strengthened by partnerships with organisations committed to mental health, social reintegration, and community resilience:
Pilot-site community partners in Edinburgh & Glasgow.
Local mental-health advocates and lived-experience groups.
Empath grows through collaboration, not isolation.
Advisory Board Framework
The Advisory Board will include:
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