Rosie Ellis
Rosie Ellis is Executive Lead of the National Suicide Prevention Alliance (NSPA). With over 15 years of experience working across mental health and suicide prevention, in the VCSE, public and private sectors, Rosie returned to the NSPA in May 2023, having previously helped establish it between 2013 and 2017. Her background in suicide prevention includes set up of a suicide bereavement support service in partnership between Samaritans and Cruse Bereavement Care in London, and advising on the DHSC-funded national roll of the partnership as Facing the Future. Rosie also oversaw development of England’s first local suicide prevention planning guidance practice resource for local authorities, commissioned by Public Health England and the regional suicide prevention events supporting implementation and sharing of good practice across England. Previous roles include Programme Manager of a student mental health change programme at UCL, Project Manager supporting the set up and launch of the UK Trauma Council at the Anna Freud Centre and Head of Operations at the OPERA Global Youth Foundation, tackling youth unemployment.