Michelle Soan

Strategy & Engagement Consultant for charities. Interests: health, media, my boys. All views my own.

[Michelle Soan @MichelleSoan]

My beautiful 16 year old niece took her life in Jan. Carla’s not a statistic but was one of thousands of urgent CAHMS referrals waiting months for treatment. If that’s urgent, then how many other families are heartbroken beyond repair💔This can’t wait
#ChildrensMentalHealthWeek

[Michelle Soan @MichelleSoan]

@Tanyacurry2 @Trust_Impact Great engagement from the team, very grateful for the effort that went in today.
Feels like it’s all coming together! #strategy

[Michelle Soan @MichelleSoan]

@TomMadders @YoungMindsUK Thank you, it’s your tireless campaigning to change those devastating stats that inspired us to pick YoungMinds. Keep up the brilliant work 🤜

[Michelle Soan @MichelleSoan]

A young woman takes her own life every two days. The grief that’s ripping through families is unimaginable. I’m so proud of my boys and their besties for setting up this sponsored 12K in memory of their cousin Carla for @YoungMindsUK
⁦@TomMadders⁩ https://t.co/sK2XalV3Fm

[Barks @GaffaBarks]

🚨Charity Football Match: Game for Carla 2🚨

📆Sat 10th June
⚽️ 2:45pm KO
📍@DorkingWDRS
🎟 £3 entry for @TheLRFoundation
🙌 All welcome

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@RobbieSimmo @BenJonesBoxer @bunch_amateurs @EthanChislett @AshleyRaksu @AdamJSmithy @stevegrayfs @jjcharlton95 @_georgeplank_

[Michelle Soan @MichelleSoan]

@Ellen_Ferris1 @rossannat Good luck! Although it’s not luck you need - it’s sleep 😴

[Michelle Soan @MichelleSoan]

@TracyWebb007 Congratulations- he’s beautiful! Hope you’re feeling OK - it’s definitely a whirlwind but I’m sure you’re doing brilliantly 😊

[Michelle Soan @MichelleSoan]

Join me and over 60 cancer charities coming together as #OneCancerVoice asking the Prime Minister to address the cancer emergency in England. Sign the petition (hosted by CRUK): https://t.co/p2mlY8i0Sw

[Michelle Soan @MichelleSoan]

@amandaneylon @macmillancancer @Hilary_Cross @MarcSilverside @ali_inDulwich @lindgrieve Lovely night out & always happy to miss the photo call 😀

[Anna Frodsham @AnnaFrodsham]

Half of people with pancreatic cancer die within 3 months of diagnosis - they have #NoTimeToWait. The government must act now👇🏻Please sign & share!

[Emily Bird @EmilyClareBird]

*Awesome jobs klaxon!* My team is looking for a campaigns guru & an internal comms specialist. We’re a values-led charity, we offer a flexible & creative workplace. Full-time but open to other suggestions! ⭐️Get in touch or share with your friends ⭐️

[Michelle Soan @MichelleSoan]

200 school age children take their own lives each year. 200 families broken. My beautiful niece was one of them. More awareness and help is needed to stop these tragedies. Make suicide prevention a compulsory part of the school curriculum https://t.co/wXYDjLLQiN

[Michelle Soan @MichelleSoan]

@AnnaFrodsham @TSEawards @jonholmes1 Amazing - well done! Such a powerful, bold campaign, well deserved recognition!

[Michelle Soan @MichelleSoan]

@TomMadders So outrageous- the multimillion pound fines just aren’t enough of a prevention. Not only the nature affected but also tourism which some towns depend on like my hometown of Hastings. https://t.co/kpMMSSDmMV

[Michelle Soan @MichelleSoan]

The most powerful spot on campaign - watch the full version 😭 125 people die every week to suicide. 125 families like mine shattered every week. Talking more yes but also more support is needed.

[CALM @theCALMzone]

Anyone can feel suicidal. But every one of us can help save a life.

Find out how you can help save a life ➡️ https://t.co/LdcUCrc9Wd #UnitedAgainstSuicide

[Kate Collins 🦋 @katecollinsuk.bsky.social @KateCollinsUK]

Already looking forward to meeting these two new @TeenageCancer colleagues and we’ve only just started the recruitment!

Two new leadership roles for our Services team as part of our gear-change to increase our impact for young people with cancer 👇👇👇 - please share 👏

[Michelle Soan @MichelleSoan]

Grieving is good days & bad days, today is an unexpected bad one but there is so much love from my niece, Carla’s friends and community to keep her memory alive like this charity football match https://t.co/p8nVMVYLio #forever16 #mentalhealth #womensfootball

[Michelle Soan @MichelleSoan]

@TomMadders Even when suicidal referrals are treated as urgent & the child is assessed there’s still delays waiting for treatment to start - by which point it’s too late. A suicidal child won’t wait 3 months 😞 The Govt’s abandoning the next generation, leaving them in unimaginable pain.

[Michelle Soan @MichelleSoan]

@KateCollinsUK @liamgallagher @edsheeran @TeenageCancer How gutting, sorry to see this but I hope you recover soon.

[Michelle Soan @MichelleSoan]

@KateCollinsUK @TeenageCancer So good to see the new strategy to 2024 launched. Love how clearly it’s presented on the new website - not as much alliteration as I was expecting though 😉