Peter Fonagy appointed to independent panel on mental health

Pioneering UCL psychologist, Professor Peter Fonagy OBE, has been appointed as a mental health specialist member on a UK Parliament Expert Panel. The Health and Social Care Committee has commissioned its Expert Panel to evaluate the Government's progress against its pledges to improve mental health services in England. They have invited Professor Fonagy and three other leading mental health specialists to play a key role in evaluating and shaping the country's mental health policy. The Expert Panel has been chaired by Professor Dame Jane Dacre (UCL Medical School) since 2020. Professor Fonagy, Head of the UCL Division of Psychology & Language Sciences, has received a number of lifetime achievement awards for his pioneering work in psychology, and was the first UK recipient of the Wiley Prize of the British Academy for Outstanding Achievements in Psychology by an international scholar in 2015. He has previously held numerous national leadership positions to guide development of mental health policies, particularly in support of children's wellbeing. He is also Chief Executive of the Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families.