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The Sally Allan Fund has been set up by the Allan Family and Tyneside & Northumberland Mind to raise awareness and understanding of mental health, promote self-care, and dispel stigma with a view to improving North East mental health.<p>Sally Allan was a special, but ordinary wife, mum, granny, sister and friend, who took her own life on Boxing Day 2015 due to mental health issues she masked from everyone for some time.</p>The presentation developed by Tyneside & Northumberland Mind is designed to give a better understanding of what mental health is, how people can look after their own mental health and how they can reach out and help others. The presentation is being delivered using monies donated to the Sally Allan Fund.<p><span>Your donations will enable the Sally Allan Fund to become self-financing so Tyneside & Northumberland Mind can deliver presentations throughout the North East. 1 in 4 people in the UK will experience a mental health problem - together we can make a difference.</span></p>