Helen is 18 years old and has received help from the mental health services CAMHs and CLD from the age of 13. She’s agreed to talk with...

Today Abi launched her #SpeakUpSYM blog page. The main focus of her blog is to publish interviews with local individuals about their...

Emma Rawlins found herself in a position that a lot of parents are finding themselves in today. She had a teenage daughter that she loved...

My battle with mental illness began at such a young age that I don’t really know what it’s like not to have one. I became fearful and...

The psychiatric ward I am in felt rather clinical with it’s white walls and grey doors. There was no colour, nothing to look at as you...

One of my biggest worries when I am being admitted to hospital for my mental illness is that I will have to share a room. It’s not fair...

It’s like the world has lost all colour, everything seems black and white. The orange in the Autumn leaves has faded to a dirty grey, the...