On Sunday the 15th of June I will be taking part in the Glasgow 10K on behalf of the Mental Health Foundation.

The Mental Health Foundation’s prevention mission isn’t as straight forward as providing a crisis helpline, or support services. Prevention is about looking for the root causes of today's problems rather than treating the symptoms. They want to answer the question, where is this mental health epidemic coming from? And how can we prevent it from getting any worse?

At the Mental Health Foundation, they've identified the things that contribute the most to mental ill-health. Individual actions matter, but also know that individuals can’t do this alone. In order for the prevention mission to be sustainable and effective, we need government and policy makers to take action. Our programmes and our policy work are designed to address these issues from the top-down and bottom-up.

With prevention at the heart of what they do, the Mental Health Foundation aim to find and address the sources of mental health problems so that people and communities can thrive.

Your kind donations will help to allow this great work to continue.