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UK New Year and Birthday Honours for Mental Health
126 people have received a UK honour for Mental Health in the Birthday and New Year Honours of King Charles III and, before him, the late Queen Elizabeth II. Read the official citation behind each award, and search or filter the recipients below.
Mental Health - awards over time
All honours associated with this theme, by award tier and year.
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2026
Medal / BEM
Edith Joyce Leask
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Lerwick, Shetland
“For services to Mental Health and Wellbeing”
Lee Allen Ralph
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Yate, Gloucestershire
“Firefighter, Avon Fire and Rescue Service. For services to Mental Health, Wellbeing, and Resilience in the Fire and Rescue Sector”
Member (MBE)
Neil Platt
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Liverpool, Merseyside
“Clinical Director, Beacon Counselling Trust. For services to Vulnerable People and to Mental Health”
Jennifer Isobella Rayner
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Reigate, Surrey
“Founder and Chief Executive, The Lucy Rayner Foundation. For services to Mental Health”
Laura Jane Drysdale
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Cromer, Norfolk
“Founder, The Restoration Trust. For services to Heritage and Mental Health”
Officer (OBE)
Paul Oxborough
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Chesterfield, Derbyshire
“Founder, Mental Health Motorbike. For services to Mental Health and to Charity”
Edward Wray
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire
“Chair, Coach Core Foundation. For services to Charity and Mental Health”
Commander (CBE)
Sarah Joan Hughes
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2026
St. Neots, Cambridgeshire
“Chief Executive Officer, Mind. For services to Mental Health and to Civil Society”
Ann McNEILL
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“Professor of Tobacco Addiction, King's College London. For services to Research into Addiction and Mental Health”
2025
Medal / BEM
Julie Ann Matthews
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
Chard, Somerset
“For services to Mental Health in Somerset”
Penelope Jane Aston
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
London, Greater London
“Founder and Director, GroOops. For services to Raising Awareness for Dyslexia and Mental Health”
Victoria Livingstone-Thompson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
Gloucester, Gloucestershire
“Chief Executive, Inclusion Gloucestershire. For services to Mental Health and to People with Disabilities in Gloucestershire”
Sandra McCONNELL
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
Lisburn, County Antrim
“For services to Mental Health and to Young People with Learning Disabilities”
Benjamin Hawkins
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
“Emergency Dispatcher and Community First Responder, East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust. For services to Emergency Care, Staff Wellbeing and Mental Health”
Lee Woolcott-Ellis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
Ramsgate, Kent
“Mental Health Lead Manager, Southeastern Railway. For services to Mental Health in Transport”
Angela Elaine Clarke
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
Wedmore, Somerset
“Chair and Founder, Somewhere House Somerset. For services to Mental Health and to Sufferers of Substance Misuse and Trauma”
Christine May Boatwright
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
Bures, Suffolk
“Founder and Clinical Director, Kernos Centre. For services to Mental Health in Suffolk”
Josephine Allen
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
Altrincham, Greater Manchester
“Chief Executive, The Counselling and Family Centre. For services to Mental Health and to Charity”
Member (MBE)
Carole Anita Spiers
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
London, Greater London
“For services to Mental Health and Stress Management in Greater London”
Mary Mumvuri
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Maidstone, Kent
“Chief Nursing Officer and Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust. For services to Mental Health, Learning Disabilities and Autism”
Amy Charlotte Manning
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Exmouth, Devon
“Lately Managing Director, S12 Solutions. For services to Mental Health”
Jonathan Jacobs
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
London, Greater London
“For services to Mental Health”
Kevin Turner
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Manchester, Greater Manchester
“Co-Founder, Company Chameleon. For services to Dance and to Mental Health”
Elliott Rae
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Watford, Hertfordshire
“Founder, Music Football Fatherhood. For services to Supporting New Parents and to Mental Health”
Gillian Arukpe
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
St Albans, Hertfordshire
“Founder and Group Chief Executive, Social Interest Group and Chief Executive Officer, Penrose. For services to Charity and Mental Health”
Officer (OBE)
Roslyn Elizabeth McMULLAN
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Limavady, County Londonderry
“For services to Mental Health and Wellbeing in the Dentistry Profession in Northern Ireland”
Muhammad Afzal Javed
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Nuneaton, Warwickshire
“Consultant Psychiatrist, Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust and Lately Honorary Associate Clinical Professor, University of Warwick. For services to Mental Health”
Gian Singh Power
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2025
London, Greater London
“Founder and Chief Executive Officer, TLC Lions. For services to Mental Health”
2024
Medal / BEM
Christian Dixon
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2024
Dudley, West Midlands
“Chief Executive, The Arts of Change. For services to Mental Health in Dudley and the Black Country”
Adam Watson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2024
Coleraine, County Londonderry
“Dairy Farmer, Coleraine. For services to Mental Health in the Farming Community in Northern Ireland”
Mubarak Hussain Mahmed
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2024
Batley, West Yorkshire
“Well-Being and Engagement Co-ordinator, First Bus North and West Yorkshire. For services to Mental Health”
Member (MBE)
Sean Edmund Russell
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Stratford Upon Avon, Warwickshire
“Programme Director, Mental Health and Productivity Pilot. For services to Mental Health”
Gary William O?hare
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear
“Lately Chief Nurse, Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust. For services to Mental Health and Disabilities in the NHS”
Richard Boyd
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Southend on Sea, Essex
“Senior Policy Adviser, Department for Business and Trade. For services to Mental Health”
Kathryn Roberts
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Chester, Cheshire
“Chief Executive Officer, Association of Mental Health Providers. For services to Mental Health”
Stephen Fischbacher
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
“Founding Director, Fischy Music. For services to Mental Health and Well-Being”
Diana Cunningham
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Hastings, East Sussex
“Peer Trainer, Sussex Recovery College. For services to Mental Health”
Carrie Byrom
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Wigan, Lancashire
“Director, Stable Lives. For services to Mental Health and the community in North West England”
2023
Medal / BEM
David John Stallard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Fortrose, Ross and Cromarty
“For services to Mental Health in the Scottish Highlands”
Mohammad Mirza
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Stalybridge, Greater Manchester
“Caseworker, HM Revenue and Customs. For services to Mental Health”
Rekesh Chauhan
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Birmingham, West Midlands
“Pianist and Composer. For services to Music, to Charity and to Mental Health in the British Asian Community, particularly during Covid-19”
Jack Summers
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Caterham, Surrey
“Lately Health and Wellbeing Lead, Home Office. For services to Mental Health and Wellbeing”
June Lesley Lovell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Mold, Clwyd
“Psychiatric Nurse Manager. For services to Mental Health in North Wales”
Rosslyn Hill
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Thornbury, Gloucestershire
“Occupational Health, Safety and Environment Adviser, Defence Equipment and Support, Ministry of Defence. For services to Defence and to Mental Health”