Unlike youth services, causes such as men’s mental health often struggle to attract funding – and I am sick of brushing the reality under the carpet
Drew*, a 28-year-old man, sat in my organisation’s office last month. He had been evicted – probably illegally – by his landlord and the council were unable to help.
He has a young son and has depression, anxiety and psychotic episodes, which have worsened since his eviction. I and another colleague spent three hours trying to talk him into calling his support worker and not to end his life.
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