Natasha Devon, MBE, Education, Debrett's 500 2016, People of Influence

Natasha Devon, MBE

Mental Health Champion and Founder, Self Esteem Team

Natasha Devon is the UK government’s first ‘mental health champion’, working alongside an all-party parliamentary group on body image, and specifically reporting on issues faced by 14-18-year-olds. Her role was created in response to the growing number of school children suffering from problems related to mental health, of which Devon herself has experience: she recovered from an eating disorder in 2006. Devon’s Self-Esteem Team provides workshops, presentations and training for students, parents and teachers on issues such as self-harm, eating disorders and exam stress. She writes regularly for a number of publications including the Telegraph, the Independent and the Sun, and is a columnist for Cosmopolitan. She also appears as a body image expert on a number of television programmes and has co-authored a book, Fundamentals: A Guide for Parents & Teachers on Mental Health & Self-Esteem.