User:Dairymilkchocolate/David Cain (business developer)

David Cain has worked within the field of employment and diversity for 10 years. He has helped businesses of all sizes, and from all sectors, to develop positive disability and diversity action plans and policies.

David has featured in the [Guardian (UK Newspaper)]http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2008/aug/07/mentalhealth.familyandrelationships and on the BBC and local radio and media highlighting issues around employment and mental health. David Cain's work on the Paritas project is featured within the book - [Powerful Marketing On A Shoestring Budget: For Small Businesses by Dee Blick. (Authorhouse: 2009)]http://www.amazon.co.uk/Powerful-Marketing-Shoestring-Budget-Businesses/dp/1438937539

Since 2008 he has been a recognised ambassador for [Time to Change]http://www.time-to-change.org.uk/home/, the UK national mental health anti discrimination and stigma campaign.

David Cain is described as a thoroughly accomplished researcher and business developer. He has designed and delivered training modules, seminars and workshops on a wide variety of issues that are relevant to disability and employment.

David Cain has conducted extensive research into the business costs of mental ill health and employment. His research has identified key links between mental ill health, unemployment and the costs to primary health care services. This research has been extensively published in [local media across]http://www.westsussextoday.co.uk/ws/Mental-health39s-multimillion-pound-cost.5710705.jp the South East UK.

David Cain has contributed to the UK Governments [Green paper: A framework for fairness:]http://www.communities.gov.uk/publications/communities/frameworkforfairnessconsultation Proposals for a single equality bill for Great Britain. He has submitted evidence to the UK Department for Health and Department for Work and Pensions, [Working for a Healthier tomorrow review.]http://www.workingforhealth.gov.uk/Carol-Blacks-Review/Default.aspx He has also been consulted on several key projects around mental health and employment including the development of the Health, Work and Wellbeing Unit's - [Business Health Check tool.]http://www.workingforhealth.gov.uk/Initiatives/business-healthcheck-tool/Default.aspx?x=1

David Cain is currently working as the Business Development, Communications and research lead on Paritas. Paritas is a mental health and employment project in the UK. His work has been recognised by Paritas being runner up in the [Jobcentre plus LEP Awards 2009.]http://www.jobcentreplus.gov.uk/JCP/Employers/lep/Awards_2009/Dev_015880.xml.html

David Cain is currently chair of the Synchronise West Sussex employer engagement forum.

David Cain has worked with the UK Department of Works and Pensions, providing support to socially excluded groups. He managed the Government's Access to Work centre that provided grants to support disabled people in employment.  Membership of professional bodies and organisations.

David Cain is a member of the [Royal Economic Society.]http://www.res.org.uk/ (2005) In 2009 he became a member of the [United Kingdom Rehabilitation Council]http://www.rehabcouncil.org.uk/ukrc/pages/home.aspx.

David Cain is a member of the University Association for Contemporary European Studies (UACES)

Education

David Cain has been awarded an MA in European Studies by the [Sussex European Institute]http://www.sussex.ac.uk/sei/. (Jean Monnet centre of Excellence)

David Cain also holds a B.A Hons. Upper Second in History from the University of Sussex.