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Name: | Michael Whaley |
Age: | 18 |
Year of the Fix: | 2015 |
Location: | Coxhoe, County Durham |
Campaign: | To raise awareness of teenage depression |
In 2014, my 18-year-old brother took his own life.
Along with my cousins Caitlin and Connor, I now want to raise awareness of teenage depression.
We’re worried that it isn’t always taken seriously and that sometimes it can be dismissed as just a side effect of puberty or adolescent hormones.
This can be harmful as it can prevent young people from getting the help they need.
We want to see a change in attitudes, so that everyone can recognise that depression can affect any age group.
Here is a list of Fixers helping me with this Fix:
Bethany Hale | Bethney Beecham |
Caitlin White | Conner Hammond |
Connor White | Dennin Hewison |
Hannah Inman | Lewis Elmer |
Ryan Barker |
Emma Agar, Durham County Council
Senior Youth Worker, Emma Agar, supports our Fix. Emma originally put us in touch with Fixers then attended meetings with us.
Sam Womack
Shannon Rawlings
Fixers
Ben Simms
Becky
Sam Barakat
Macauley Collinson
Timothy Cranfield
Becky Thorn
Hannah Baker
Shak & Natasha
Hannah Carter
Mary-Anne White and Lucy Wills
Alexandra Garrick
Jack H
Me and my friends want young people to know that calories aren't the enemy!
'Ben'
'Kate'
Meghann
Liam Thomas
Olivia G
Lauren Taylor
Mason Latey
Jo Quinn