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Region: South West

Twiggy: “There must be so many on-call firefighters, like me, who never had help and are suffering now”

Twiggy: “There must be so many on-call firefighters, like me, who never had help and are suffering now”

Twiggy Lake says it was only once he retired as an on-call officer that the mental impact of some particularly traumatic shouts caught up with him – and he reached out for our help.

27 Oct 2023

Neil: “We’ve both been in a very dark place – seeing the support available has been awe-inspiring”

Neil: “We’ve both been in a very dark place – seeing the support available has been awe-inspiring”

Deputy Chair of our Board of Trustees, Neil Gibbins, shares how he reached out for mental health support himself after being diagnosed with inoperable cancer – before attending our Reset Programme.

13 Oct 2023

Chris: “Without the care I received, I’m convinced my physical life story would have concluded”

Chris: “Without the care I received, I’m convinced my physical life story would have concluded”

Retired firefighter Chris Lock says the support he’s received from us has helped him come to terms with life-changing injuries which sadly brought his firefighting career to an end.

17 May 2023

Billy: “I found the courage to say ‘I need help’ – it’s the hardest thing you’ll have to do”

Thanks to your generous donations over the years, we’ve been able to support Billy with his mental health via both remote counselling sessions and also on our Reset Programme – which he says “changed his life”.

01 Sep 2022

Jeff & Naomi: “Without your support we may not have our future as a family ahead of us”

Jeff & Naomi: “Without your support we may not have our future as a family ahead of us”

Naomi Parton-Smith is running the 2022 London Marathon for us as a thank you for the mental health support we’ve offered her partner, Jeff. Thanks to your donations, we were able to help him find the tools he needed to aid his recovery.

26 Aug 2022

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