6ft From the Spotlight was founded in 2017 by a committed group of crew along with several mental health specialists:
- Consultant and Trainer, Matt Longley
- Psychologist, Michelle White
- Mental health first aiders, Leo Anna Thomas and Jude Spencer
- Accredited trainer, Davey Shields.
Concerned at the spiraling mental health issues within the production sector and increasingly pressured working conditions during the pandemic, the group set out to define a new Wellbeing Facilitator (WBF) role for the UK film and TV industry, which has now been adopted by productions and has directly supported more than 1,000 crew to date.
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