The Importance of Breaking the Silence Around Mental Health Issues

Jonny Benjamin became a viral sensation when he launched #FindMike, a campaign to find the man who stopped him jumping off a bridge aged 20. But Jonny had struggled in silence with mental health issues from age ten, facing stigma that stopped him dealing with his thoughts and feelings. After he used his own experience to develop pioneering workshops for schools, giving children the chance to talk about their emotions in the same way we talk about physical

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