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This year I plan to run 3 races
All of this is being done to help raise money for James's Place
James's Place has been set up by James’s parents to help raise awareness of anxiety, depression and suicide amongst young people and to tackle the terrible and shocking statistic that suicide is the leading cause of death amongst young men in the UK. This is a charity which I feel strongly about supporting a would be extremely humbled to be able raise money of any amount towards a worthwhile cause.
Please take a moment to read more about the charity at www.jamesplace.org.uk
- Suicide is the greatest cause of death amongst young men (15-35) in the UK.
- Suicide is three times more common in males than females.
- More people seek specialist help for mental health each year than they do for cancer.
- In all countries suicide is the now one of the three leading causes of dead among people aged 15 - 44 years
At James' Place, our mission is to stop men dying by suicide. Yet, in the UK suicide is still the single leading cause of death of men under 50. We believe that no man should face a suicidal crisis alone. James' Place provides free, professional therapy for men in suicidal crisis to help them find hope for the future.