SPECIALIST lawyers at Irwin Mitchell are speaking out to raise awareness of the importance of talking about mental health.
It comes as World Mental Health Day is marked today.
The lawyers, from the Leeds office of the law firm, have experience of acting for those who have lost loved ones who suffered from poor mental health.
In July the parents of Martin Burnett, a father-of-two from Bradford, spoke out. Martin (pictured) took his own life in November 2015, after struggling to come to terms with the unexpected loss of his wife four years earlier.
Sion Kingston, the lead Personal Injury partner in Irwin Mitchell’s Leeds office, said: "Mental health problems affect around one in four people.
"It is common.
"There shouldn’t be a stigma surrounding it and we are proud to speak out on World Mental Health Day to show support for better mental health understanding.”
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