Hello, some friends and I are doing a distance running challenge throughout the month of May. I thought this would be a brilliant opportunity to help raise money for some great causes. During the past year most people will have experienced, or know someone close to them that has experienced, a negative impact on their mental health and as such charities that can provide assistance to people when they need it most are vitally important and should be supported.

All money raised will be split three ways and donated to the charities below, please have a look at their websites if you want to know more about the work they do.

• www.mind.org.uk

• www.samaritans.org

• www.thecalmzone.net

Finally, this has been inspired by my friend Antonio who runs a mental health Instagram page (@smileinthetunnel) please check it out if you can.