It was her former consultant psychiatrist, Dr Erin Turner, who nominated her for the award: “I have seen Katy recover from a serious mental health condition and now not only does she work in the Trust’s Recovery Team, she supports service users in our Mother and Baby Unit who are facing the same challenges that she did seven years ago.
Katy’s award was presented by Paul Farmer, Chief Executive of Mind and BBC journalist and broadcaster, Victoria Derbyshire hosted the ceremony.
Katy Chachou, from Solihull uses her own experience of mental ill health to support service users in departments across the Trust and to facilitate courses in our Recovery College. She also works with several charities including Mind and Action on Postpartum Psychosis as well as helping to train junior psychiatrists on the Birmingham MRCPsych course.
