Mental health campaigners call on people across South Yorkshire 'not to suffer in silence'
We've been speaking to people impacted by suicide as part of a worldwide awareness day around the issue
People across South Yorkshire are being urged to seek support if they’re struggling with their mental health.
The latest stats suggest there was an 8% drop in the number of suicides in 2020.
However, experts warn more than 100 lives are still being lost nationally each week.
Mike McCarthy held the first session of 'Talkclub' in Sheffield on Wednesday this week, which he set up to help other men going through emotional difficulties.
It's taking place on a weekly basis at Bramall Lane from 6pm.
Mike opted to set it up after his 31-year-old son Ross took his own life back in February of this year:
"He wrote a farewell letter, asking if we'd campaign for better mental health support because he felt let down.
"We're just trying to do what we can as a family to honour his name and his memory.
"Suicide is the biggest killer of men under the age of 45 in this country.
"That was a figure that shocked me even before we lost Ross and now it has a special kind of resonance.
"Something has got to change, so we're trying to raise as much awareness as we can on the topic."
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