Meet Helen Forsyth, Board ED&I Champion

Hello Residents

As a CCHA Board member, I was very honoured to be asked to be the ED&I Champion. All my life, I have tried to focus on the individual and what they need, to make sure they share the opportunities we all should have. This means thinking about all the parts that make someone who they are.

I was lucky to attend a really excellent day with a fabulous group of CCHA colleagues from a range of ages, backgrounds and life experiences that they shared openly. They really wanted to know and understand how we include people who may be feeling different for whatever reason. It might be age, gender, race, religion, sexuality, neurodiversity or something else, but we all talked about our experiences and those of others around us.

I really felt that this was a group of people who care deeply about involving people, making sure they feel safe and comfortable enough to contribute and say what they need.

A good course stretches you and makes you recognise you can always do better and be kinder and more thoughtful. I was thinking about people I am working with and how I can improve the experience of life for them. I know I don’t always succeed but I will keep on trying and CCHA is good at always asking questions in a safe way about how we do things.