Lorraine Khan is Senior Fellow in Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology, University College London, Senior Associate at Centre for Mental
Health and works as a freelance academic consultant.

She has a national profile in translating high quality research findings and 'lived experiences' into pragmatic national and local solutions stimulating system
innovation and change. She is well published in the field of children, young people and family mental health and wellbeing, as well as in youth justice and youth substance misuse fields. She has a lengthy track record, both in evaluation design, and in supporting the implementation of effective interventions.

She has worked alongside policy makers and philanthropists, shaping policy, funding decisions and commissioning for vulnerable and underserved children and young people. She has managed multiple mixed methods evaluations, specialises in qualitative research methods and has experience of supporting peer researcher methodologies with under-served and vulnerable children and young people.