I am very afraid of heights! But I do not want that fear to define me...it has been almost 7 years since my skydive for Action on Postpartum Psychosis, which I completed 3 years after experiencing psychosis in 2016 when our first son was born. When I landed, I went into shock at what I had done and had a delayed response, so let's hope the same is true this time and I actually step off the edge because I didn't have much choice attached to a tandem skydiver!

At the end of April, I will be stepping off the edge of the Spinnaker Tower for a 100-meter abseil for the sake of families and children across the UK. As I do so, I will be thinking of individuals braver than I, like Sarah. You know a Sarah, I’m sure. Someone you pass on the street, perhaps with that weary look. Sarah is facing eviction and the prospect of her children entering the care system. Not because she is a bad person, but because she’s in a bad situation, and because she has no family or friends to turn to in this moment of crisis. She has no safety net. Can you imagine what that must feel like?

Her story, in the grand scheme of things, might seem small, insignificant. But for Sarah and her children, that’s the whole story right now, it's everything. And the question that echoes in my heart is: who cares?

And then I begin to dream; I dare to dream of a different story for Sarah. A better story. A story where an ordinary person, like you or I, steps in. They offer a listening ear, a helping hand with shopping, a safe space for her children to play. They build a relationship, they offer a lifeline. And as they do, Sarah's story begins to change. Hope flickers. I imagine Sarah, crying out, "Who cares?" and the resounding response echoing back to her of: "We do! We care!"

This is not just a story. This is a reality for many. I have found being a Mum to be the biggest challenge of my life (the biggest joy too!) but it is seriously tough and it has tested my mental health to the extreme in a way that I had never experienced prenatally. When I spent months in psychiatric care in 2016, had I not had existing support networks in place of family, friends and church family, who visited me, cooked us meals, sent cards which adorned my room walls on the ward, I would certainly have been in need of help to keep my family together.

Across the UK, there are thousands of Sarah's in need of help and support. A child enters the care system roughly every 15 minutes. We strive as a charity for a society where no family feels alone, and every child has a home where they can flourish.

Your donation will directly support our work to provide early intervention for overwhelmed families, helping them stay together, and to find nurturing foster, adoptive homes, or supported lodgings for children who cannot remain with their birth families. Donations also empower our advocacy team to work towards political and systemic reforms that improve the long-term well-being of children and families across our nation. Donate today and change tomorrow for Sarah!

Thank you for reading and may God bless you (& protect me as I do this crazy thing!) Arghhhhhhhh....................