Sarah-Jane Baxter
Forward South Partnership
Sarah-Jane is a South Belfast Health Capacity Worker at Forward South Partnership, working alongside communities to address health inequalities through community development, wellbeing initiatives, and capacity building. She also chairs the South Belfast Dementia Friendly Initiative; a collaborative network focused on creating a more inclusive community for people living with dementia. She brings over ten years of experience supporting communities across Belfast. Her work is grounded in a trauma-informed, strengths-based approach, creating safe and inclusive spaces where people feel heard, respected, and empowered. Drawing on her lived experience, Sarah-Jane leads with empathy, reflection, and compassion, with a strong awareness of the hidden barriers linked to trauma, mental health, and inequality. She is passionate about systems change, social justice, community-led approaches and hopes to further strengthen her leadership, influence, and ability to amplify underrepresented voice.