Lewis Mannion founded The Dermagen Foundation with the aim to combine his clinical background with a governance-led approach.
He said the organisation will focus on “public safety, ethical standards and long-term social impact.”
The foundation will operate alongside fully-compliant aesthetic practices and work with regulatory and safeguarding bodies like Greater Manchester Police and Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust.
Lewis Mannion has launched a foundation to promote ethics and mental health in the aesthetics and wellness industry (Image: Lewis Mannion)
Mr Mannion said this will help support and protect the next generation of practitioners and service users.
He said his years of working in frontline mental health services inspired the foundation from a “clear need for higher accountability and transparency across both healthcare-adjacent industries and public-facing wellness services.”
Mr Mannion said: “Real leadership isn’t loud, it’s disciplined, evidence-based, and built on doing the right thing when no one is watching.
“This foundation exists to protect people – patients, practitioners, and the wider community.
“Integrity is not branding – it’s armour. And when you build on truth, your work speaks for itself.”
He said that mental health advocacy is a “central pillar of the foundation’s mission” and hopes that “through education, community engagement and transparent charitable initiatives” they can reduce stigma and improve early intervention and promote psychological well-being – “particularly among young people entering high-pressure industries”.