Aiman Shahzad

Aiman is the Project Manager for the Culture of Care Programme at the National Collaborating Centre for Mental Health (NCCMH). She brings lived experience insights and over 2 years of charity sector experience across cancer care and severe mental illness.

Previously, Aiman delivered co-production and Expert by Experience projects in mental health, including leading a landmark schizophrenia and quality-of-life report, and supporting a Patient Public Involvement and Engagement Project to make risk assessments more collaborative in secure care services.

Aiman holds a First Class BSc in Social Sciences with an award-winning dissertation on the role of 'honour' and 'shame' in British South Asian Communities' access to mental health services. She also advises on professional training resources to better support people with intersectional identities who are currently in eating disorder treatment.

Aiman is committed to tackling accessibility barriers, breaking the stigma around mental health across diverse communities and ensuring practice is anti-racist and led by the voice of lived experience.