S1 Ep7: Health and Wellbeing - Hope Street and Sheila Byrne - Setting up a mental health charity

Today Tim speaks to Sheila Byrne, the founder of Hope Street, a community organisation in the Ormskirk area of West Lancashire in the North-West of England. Sheila tells us of her own journey with mental health illness and how it encouraged her to set up a group for people to access in the local community. You might find some reference to mental health issues upsetting.

Check out the Hope Street website - https://hopest.org.uk/ 

@wearehopestreet on Facebook

@letstalkhopest on Instagram and Twitter

If you need emergency support you can text crisis on https://www.crisistextline.uk/ 

Hope Street website will also guide you to local crisis support

Samaritans are available on 116 123. You can also use their website - https://www.samaritans.org/ 

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