Cara MacSherry

External Affairs Intern (July 2023-January 2024)

Cara assisted the External Affairs team with public affairs and campaigning activities, while also contributing towards Money and Mental Health’s events, social media and digital content. Cara is based in Belfast, N. Ireland and recently completed her degree in Human Rights law, while also working for a mobility charity and a refugee rights organisation. Outside of work, when not spending time with her son, she can usually be found with a good book and a coffee. (she/her)

Recent blogs

• Universal Credit and sanctions: the toll on people’s mental health January 16, 2024
• Debts and despair: launch event recap December 21, 2023
• Event recap – How can banks better use data to support customers in vulnerable situations? October 31, 2023
• People in vulnerable circumstances and the DWP: a statutory duty to safeguard October 24, 2023
• Pensions Awareness Week: achieving financial security in later life for people with mental health problems September 12, 2023