Anthony is a former Metropolitan Police Detective Sergeant who specialised in strategic intelligence and professional standards.
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Anthony began his career with the Metropolitan Police (MPS) in 1991, initially working in response policing across various busy south London boroughs. In 2005 he moved into an intelligence role specialising in strategic analysis and risk management, notably in the department of professional standards.
In the later part of his career, Anthony became an advocate for cultural change in how mental ill health was perceived and discussed. He established a peer led support group and opened both space and conversation to challenge stigma. After leaving the police in 2011 he continued this work, establishing and leading Talking FreEly CIC. As a Metal Health Aid England instructor he has delivered mental health education to countless individuals and organisations.
In 2022 Anthony joined ARU Direct as an instructor on the newly established policing degree. In 2023 he became senior instructor, leading ARUD’s Norfolk based team who achieved a joint policing excellence award for collaboration.
As well as his policing interests, Anthony has held a number of senior roles in the field of Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine. He combines his diverse but compatible career experience to champion graduate outcomes like critical thinking, reflective practise and adaptability of skills across professional paradigm’s.
BBC Radio 4 - The Listening Project – 24/01/2021
A frank and open conversation with my daughter about mental health and the power of conversation for the Listening Project, a Radio 4 and British Library partnership to collect intimate conversations between friend or relatives that capture and retain a picture of life. Ran between 2012 and 2022.
BBC Radio Cambridge – 14/05/2021
Interview with Amir Suleman during Mental Health Awareness Week.