Hanna Jones

Who Hanna Jones is

Hanna Jones is the Senior Young People's Peer Research Co-ordinator at the McPin Foundation, a mental health research charity based in London that champions lived experience in research. She spends the majority of her time coordinating the Peer Action Collective (PAC) in Haringey, where she works with young peer researchers and social action leads tackling youth violence. The London PAC project, delivered in partnership with the Peace Alliance, focuses on the link between mental health and youth violence, including the impact of school exclusions on young people's safety. Jones has advocated publicly for creating spaces in which young people can use their lived experience and creativity to generate meaningful social impact and change.

References for this biography

1. 1.Our team | The McPin Foundation — Confirms Hanna Jones's role title, her coordination of the PAC in Haringey, and her focus on youth violence and peer research.
2. 2.PAC team invited to a Youth Violence Awareness event at a London Crown Court | The McPin Foundation — Quotes Hanna Jones directly in her role as McPin's senior peer research co-ordinator on the PAC project, and confirms the project's focus on mental health and youth violence in Haringey.
3. 3.Project tackling youth violence presents research to the Minister for Children, Families and Wellbeing | The McPin Foundation — Establishes the PAC London project's policy engagement, including presenting findings to a government minister.
4. 4.Making the margins visible: quantifying intersectional inequalities in youth mental health across time and place | CLS — Lists Hanna Jones as Young People's Senior Peer Research Coordinator, McPin Foundation, confirming her role and affiliation.
5. 5.Improve your youth involvement practices with mental health first aid training | The McPin Foundation — Quotes Hanna Jones by name and title (McPin Senior Young People's Peer Research Co-ordinator) on youth mental health first aid.
6. 6.THE MCPIN FOUNDATION – Charity Commission contact information — Confirms the McPin Foundation's registered address (Unit 1.4 Green House, 244-254 Cambridge Heath Road, London E2 9DA) and organisational contact details.

Notable achievements

• Led the PAC London team whose research on school exclusions and youth violence was presented to Minister for Children, Families and Wellbeing Janet Daby MP at Tottenham Town Hall in January 2025. Source ↗
• Co-ordinated the London PAC team's participation in a Youth Violence Awareness event at Wood Green Crown Court in March 2025, where the team engaged in a Q&A session on knife crime. Source ↗
• Named as a team member on the UCL/King's College London 'Making the Margins Visible' research project on intersectional inequalities in youth mental health, in her capacity as Young People's Senior Peer Research Coordinator at McPin. Source ↗

Where Hanna Jones has been quoted

1. ‘I feel it’s a friend’: quarter of teenagers turn to AI chatbots for mental health supporttheguardian.com · 27 Aug 2026

Related media coverage

Recent UK press coverage of their topics — not necessarily citing them directly.

• Leaders in Care Awards 2026 | Lifetime Achievement: Care Homes winner revealedHome Care Insight
• GP architect of neighbourhood health reforms to leave NHS EnglandPulse Today
• An important step forward in ending corridor care - Colin Poolman | Blog | RCN ScotlandRoyal College of Nursing

Contact & links

• LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/hanna-jones-2900b2153/
• Staff pagehttps://mcpin.org/about-mcpin/our-team/

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