FOUNDER DIRECTOR

@seanmmona2101

Sean has spent many years practising within the sectors of youth work, working heavily in multi-agency settings with criminal justice, social care and health as both frontline practitioner and service manager roles. Notably:

Running a hyper-local centre based model for a community deeply impacted by violence and trauma.

Developing three hospital based violence interruption services to meet the needs of young people presenting as victims of sexual violence, bladed and firearm injuries.

A former regular attendee of the Guns, Gangs, and Serious Organised Crime Strategic Board.

OPS & DIGITAL CONTENT MANAGER

@_taylorhale

Taylor is responsible for all operational tasks as well as our digital content and resources produced for SaferNow.

Holding multiple qualifications in Creative Media Production, Taylor has since gone on to academically specialise in Modern Slavery and Exploitation, Criminology and Security Studies.

Taylor has continued to volunteer within local authority youth services and the third sector - working on various projects, including providing yoga sessions to survivors of modern slavery within the local community.

NATIONAL PRACTICE DEVELOPMENT LEAD

Karen has over twenty years of experience working with children and families who have been assessed as some of society's most vulnerable.

She has worked in secure and community environments and has a wealth of experience in engaging children where others have failed.

More recently Karen has specialised in working with children who have been exploited and trafficked both directly, and by supporting and advising other practitioners. This has involved providing 1:1 support and guidance and designing and delivering well-respected training courses aimed to develop knowledge and practice of those working in this area.  

RESIDENT FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGIST

Dr Fitzmaurice is a Registered Forensic Psychologist, specialising in adolescent mental health and youth violence. She has extensive experience working with young people with high needs and is passionate about making positive changes for disadvantaged young people.

Lizzie works in a consultation and advisory role for organisations and governing bodies designing policies and practices for young people, enhancing the efficacy of systems and embedding psychologically informed practices.

She currently works in the NHS as a Consultant Psychologist and as a director of DLF Psychology. Lizzie holds a number of associate Consultant roles with community organisations and has extensive experience working with the NHS, prison service, voluntary sector, education, youth work and social care.

Lizzie is renowned for her impactful consultation and training and dedicates her time outside of clinical work to supporting students and organisations better understand key issues and skills related to young people, mental health and youth violence.

Dr Fitzmaurice works as an expert witness in both criminal and family court settings.

Lizzie is qualified in a range of therapies, including EMDR and DBT and delivers a range of certified interventions and risk reduction programmes.

STATUTORY LEAD CONSULTANT

Jasmine has extensive experience as a qualified social worker, working for a number of years in Child Protection Safeguarding, and holds a position as a senior practitioner within the Family Drug and Alcohol Court. This innovative methodology is based on the "problem-solving court” model. Jasmine support’s SaferNow’s work through her thorough knowledge of Child Protection from a Statutory perspective.

Trainer Consultant

With over 23 years of dedicated service within the third and public sectors, Nathan Shillingford is a seasoned leader and advocate for transformative change, particularly in the realm of youth empowerment and criminal justice reform, the latter being where Nathan’s work with SaferNow is focused.

Nathan is the Founding Director of The Invested Man, www.theinvestedman.com

A vital part of the SaferNow team is that of our Core Consultants. A small group of young people who have lived-experience of the harms we seek to prevent. These young consultants act in a fully paid capacity, providing insight and direction to SaferNow content, ensuring we remain grounded within the real experiences of young people, but also of their experiences having contact with the systems and services in which we work.

This group will never be asked to share any part of their stories. What they do is provide valuable insight directly into the content design and direction of SaferNow as an organisation.