Celebrities lose their voice on social media

The nature of depression can discourage people from talking about their illness, cutting them off from help. Yet research shows 69% of helpline callers foundthat talking to someone enabled them to cope better and feel supported, less anxious, and more in control. SANE is encouraging more people to get in touch. The campaign features a film showing a man being silenced by an unidentified intruder who covers his mouth as he struggles to answer the phone. The intruder is a metaphor for the man’s depression, who wants to stop him…

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M&S and leading mental health campaigner Ruby Wax launch Frazzled Cafe

Marks & Spencer has joined forces with number one bestselling author, comedian and leading mental health awareness campaigner Ruby Wax to launch Frazzled Cafe in M&S stores. Announced today at London Book Fair, M&S Cafés will host fortnightly ‘talk-in’ sessions where people who are feeling ‘frazzled’ can meet to talk and share their personal stories in a safe, anonymous and non-judgmental environment. 11 M&S stores will be hosting Frazzled Cafe meetings over the next few months – with three in London alongside Brighton, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Cambridge, Nottingham, Leeds, Newcastle, Canterbury and…

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