Nightline Association, the charity that supports university nightline services, has hired its first chief executive.

The move has been made amid growing need among students to access helpline services at night to support their mental health.

Katie Endacott has taken the role, joining from clean water and sanitation charity Frank Water where she was head of operations and fundraising.

She has been in the charity sector for 15 years and is a former chair of the Chartered Institute of Fundraising in the South West.

“I am delighted to be joining the organisation at such a crucial time,” said Endacott.

“The Nightline Association’s vision of ensuring every student has access to support offered by Nightline services so that ultimately fewer students die by suicide is so close to my heart.

“This organisation has many partners in the student mental health space, which is incredible seeing as it has been led by a committed core of volunteers for many years. Now is the time to invest further, to better serve the ever growing need for our listening service.”

Her hiring follows the appointment of Michael Sanders as the Association’s chair in January.

He said: “The Nightline Association is entering a time of change and development, with our new strategy in place and focus on improving the service with greater resource and research. We are delighted to be bringing Katie on board to lead us in our new direction.”

More than 2,000 volunteers answer calls from students each term night. The services operate across 30 universities, supporting 1.5m students.

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