It’s well documented that the last year has been tough for everyone. People who had never before experienced issues with their mental health developed problems such as anxiety, depression, paranoia & agoraphobia. Those of us with existing conditions had their symptoms exacerbated.

Shockingly, there has been such a rise in emergency mental health situations that support teams have already attended more crisis call outs this year than in the whole of 2020.

Which is why it is so crucial that people are aware of ways to support someone going through one of these episodes.