Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.

My chosen charity is The Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM). CALM is an award-winning charity dedicated to preventing male suicide, the single biggest killer of men under the age of 45 in the UK. In 2015, 75% of all UK suicides were male.

Unfortunately the brother of one of my oldest friends took his own life and this tragic event, followed by his own fundraising work for CALM, really opened my eyes to the amazing work already being done by CALM and, unfortunately, the work still left to be done to raise awareness and encourage men to speak up if they’re suffering mental health issues.

Too many men are prevented from seeking help as they are expected to be in control at all times, and failure to ‘man up’ is seen as a weakness and a loss of masculinity. CALM believe that, if men felt able to ask for, and find, help when they need it then hundreds of male suicides could be prevented.

All of us, at one time or another, and regardless of gender, age or bank balance, can hit a crisis and so we could all do with support when things get tough. 

Please give generously to help this fantastic charity achieve their goals!

Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving - they'll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they'll send your money directly to the charity. So it's the most efficient way to donate - saving time and cutting costs for the charity.