<p><strong>Mental health</strong> problems can <strong>affect anyone</strong>, rich or poor, young or old, devastating the lives of those affected, and the lives of the people close to them.<br />&nbsp;<br /><strong>One in four</strong> of us will experience a mental health problem at some point in our lives. <br />&nbsp;<br />Each year more than<strong> 250,000 </strong>people are admitted to psychiatric hospitals and over<strong> 4,000</strong> people take their own lives.<br />&nbsp;<br />On Sunday, 8th May 2011, I will be running the Richmond Half Marathon in memory of my Mum, and also for every single person affected by mental health.<br />&nbsp;<br />This one's for you Mum.<br />&nbsp;<br />I miss you every single day.</p> <p>You can follow my training activities <a href="http://runkeeper.com/user/iampisspot/activity/22961287" target="_blank">here.</a></p>