Jo Seddon - Consultant Trainer in Inclusion

Jo has been working in the voluntary sector in a range of different mental health services and settings across Merseyside since 1983. Her experience includes service development and working in and managing day services and supported accommodation.

Jo pioneered, managed and developed the widely acclaimed Mainstream service at Imagine and appeared on the front cover of the Social Exclusion Unit’s report Mental Health and Social Exclusion, where Mainstream was cited as a model of good practice in promoting Community Participation.

After leading this local development, she took the project beyond the North West of England by:

• Working part-time as an affiliate of the National Social Inclusion Programme

• Working closely with the national lead for Day Service Modernisation

• Representing Imagine as it bid for and won a development contract to provide the Mainstream approach in London.

Jo has experience of developing new projects, inspiring and leading teams and has delivered presentations and workshops at national and local conferences on social inclusion and Community Bridge-Building. She brings her passion, confidence and belief in the achievement of social inclusion in the area of mental health to the NDT.

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