Michele Burnett
Clasp Charity - Open Your Mind 2014
Fundraising for CLASP Charity
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On Saturday 11th September, I'll be WALKING OUT OF DARKNESS -(ok, wheeling out), as 'Team Open Your Mind 2014' with my son and any kind folk who'd like to join us. It is estimated that around 25,000 fellow CLASP Charity supporters will also be there, to highlight and raise funds for the charity, toward a better place for anyone touched by suicide or mental illness - which could after all be anyone of us, at any time...
...and I would love, with your help to raise some much-needed money for the wonderful CLASP Charity. Even if you can only afford a small amount, please give in the knowledge that it will be be for one of the most worthwhile causes of our day.
To donate (or sponsor) via JUSTGIVING is simple, secure, very much needed.. and won't bite back by selling your details or hounding you for seconds. Usual cards + Paypal accepted.
Below is a video of a film by the BBC 'The Truth About Depression'
For details of why I will be on this walk, and more about the need for & good work of Clasp Charity on my blog: http://theimpossibledream.org.uk/asirecallmhstigma.php
SOME FACTS
- 6 million people in the UK are suffering from depression, anxiety and emotional stress according to the Department of Health.
- A further 8 million people suffer a variety of other mental disorders.
- 6,000 people commit suicide in the UK every year. That’s the equivalent of one person every two hours, every day.
- The figure is rising. In fact, it has doubled since 2008.
- The suicide rate among men between the ages of 16 and 25 has risen alarmingly.
- A greater number of British troops have been lost to suicide than have been lost in battle.
- Suicide often occurs because no practical help is available, and no other viable option can be envisaged.
Below is a video of a film by the BBC 'The Truth About Depression'