A young woman who lost a friend to suicide and set up her own mental health charity is urging people to reach out for support.Up to 15 people are lost to suicide in Trafford every year.Now appeal has been launched to get support to loved ones - following World Suicide Prevention Day on Thursday.Lauren Barclay, 22, from Salford, suffered with her own mental health before reaching out for support when she was younger.Lauren said: “Personally I had never had any education of mental health so when I started to struggle I wasn’t sure of the best thing or right thing to do.
At the time I was in secondary school and a lot of my friends were struggling with different things too.“I actually went to a teacher to talk about my cousin who was.
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