Teenager trying to break mental health taboo in schools across Merseyside
A teenager from St Helens has told Radio City News how he's trying to get young people talking about mental health following friend's suicide.
A St Helens teenager has told Radio City News he wants to get young people talking about mental health after his friend's suicide.
Figures show a delay in detecting symptoms means school children are often waiting up to 10 years before getting the support they need.
18-year-old Joel Pickavance thinks lives could be saved if the subject wasn't so taboo.
He’s made a video which looks at the issues surrounding mental health which he takes into schools across Merseyside.
He told us;
‘One of my friends earlier this year took his own life and it’s such an unbelievable thing for people to deal with.
‘It can put other people in the same position he was in so giving people a chance to get out of the rut and the depression he went through is a vital thing to deal with now.’
For support with mental health issues the following services are available across Merseyside;
CAMHS
Talk Liverpool
Mary Seacole House