Kadra Abdinasir

Kadra Abdinasir is Associate Director for Policy at Centre for Mental Health. She leads the Centre’s policy work to drive mental health equality across the life course.

She specialises in children and young people and oversees the team behind the Children and Young People’s Mental Health Coalition, a network of over 300 organisations, hosted by the Centre. Kadra has over a decade of experience working with young people in youth policy, research, and engagement.

She is a Trustee for FORWARD UK, Race on the Agenda and Mental Health Collective. Kadra is also an organiser at #CharitySoWhite, a grassroots group seeking to eradicate racism within the charity sector.