About Nuthatch
Founder of Nuthatch Consultants, and operating as a suicide prevention and mental health freelance consultant, Neil Peters is an accomplished programme and project manager, with a 20-year career spanning the commercial and charity sector.
Recent Nuthatch projects have included writing a suicide prevention strategy for a major property firm and reviewing suicide prevention and intervention pathways for East Sussex County Council. Some earlier projects that Neil managed with Nuthatch included programme managing the launch of the National Suicide Prevention Alliance’s lived experience network and working with Samaritans to review Highways England’s suicide prevention strategy.
Prior to setting up Nuthatch, Neil led the award-winning suicide prevention on the railway programme for Samaritans in partnership with Network Rail, and he is an expert in suicide prevention, mental health and wellbeing. Neil has delivered major award winning suicide prevention campaigns Real People Real Stories and Small Talk Saves Lives, and led Samaritans’ award winning training team delivering suicide prevention and trauma support training. Neil has also written the rail industry guide for suicide prevention in community outreach.
His other interests lie in the environment and sport. He has a growing interest in using the natural environment to support people’s wellbeing. He has launched Nuthatch Retreats, a side project to support people’s wellbeing by connecting them with nature.
We Specialise in: Advice, Consultancy, Suicide Prevention, Mental Health, Wellbeing, Community Outreach, Postvention/Post Incident Support, Strategic Partnerships, Charity Sector, Working with Volunteers, Emotional Support, Media, Campaigns, Helplines, Stakeholder Engagement, Retreats, Sport for Development
Nuthatch Consultants are members of the National Suicide Prevention Alliance