The World Health Organisation (WHO) state that 1 in 4 people in the world will be affected by mental health issues at some point in their lives. This in theory means that if we ourselves are not affected someone close to us will be. In the past 5 years particularly, I have seen a rise in people, both adults and children who come on trips with me who are on medication for or have been…
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