A carer activist from the UK, born in London. Matthew Mckenzie is a former carer who cared for his mother. He is very active in carer peer support circles and runs many carer groups in South London.
If Matthew is not busy promoting carer or mental health causes, he is usually busy writing up on his blogsite or creating new videos.
Matthew is heavily involved in mental health services and often promotes service user or carer involvement in health and social care.
Matthew was jointly nominated for the Royal College of Psychiatrists Award in 2014 and has been involved in judging carer led health and social care systems in the UK.