Richie Paine

Mental Health Promoter - Vibe

Richie sees being part of the Foundation and working on Vibe as a challenge that will extend him professionally and also provide an opportunity to help make a positive difference for youth with experience of mental illness.

Working in the mental health sector is new for Richie, who was trained as a carpenter. His trade background provided him with many organisational and planning skills and experiences that he can adapt to the coordination of Vibe, the Foundation's youth action network.

Before being employed by the Foundation, Richie volunteered for four years with Vibe so is very familiar with the needs of young people in this area, and he says that, with the support of workmates and fellow Vibe participants, they can build on all the good work that has gone before and move forward to achieve great things for Vibe.