About:
Jonathan’s Voice is a charity that was set up in 2017 in memory of Jonathan McCartney, a patent attorney, who tragically took his own life that year.
The charity aims to reduce the stigma associated with mental health issues and to empower people to speak up and reach out for help when they need it. We work closely with organisations to raise awareness and support them to develop better mental health and wellbeing practices in the workplace.
They have a particular focus on people working in the intellectual property sector and associated professions.You can find out more about their work here, and if you would like to support them you can donate here.
Their aims are:
- To increase the understanding and awareness of suicide risk, particularly in young professional men, for the purposes of reducing stigma and empowering individuals to speak about mental health by educating companies and individuals through the organisation of workshops and use of training and education materials.
- To educate organisations, particularly in the professional environment, for the purpose of encouraging them to create the right support structures, policies and practice to support employees with mental health and well-being by providing workshops which inform them of the risk of suicide and of the need for such mental health initiatives.
You can find out more about the training they offer here.
