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Every year, one in four of us will experience a mental health problem. But hundreds of thousands of people are still struggling. In our lifetime, one in two of us will experience a mental health issue. But many are still left to deal with this alone. I am running the marathon to help support you, our families, our friends and perhaps even me one day, as the statistics suggest that someone close to you is or will be affected by mental health.
I am hoping to raise funds for a small independent mental health charity based in Croydon, South London called
Hear Us
Hear Us is a Mental Health Service User Group which supports services to people with severe and enduring mental health problems through a number of projects both in hospital settings and in the community. The charity also provides peer support to service users in helping to reduce poverty and debt, tackle housing needs and to reduce social exclusion and isolation amongst its vulnerable users.