Two strangers bond over brother's suicides, launch mental health charity

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Two strangers bond over brother's suicides, launch mental health charity
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Kate Scott and Lewis Hunter, brought together by the tragic deaths of their brothers five years apart, have launched a new charity to support mental health in rural communities.

Two people who had never met until their two brothers, who were best friends, took their own lives five years apart, have started a new charity.

Kate Scott, 41, and Lewis Hunter, 31, now aim to offer mental health first aid and educational talks to those living and working in rural communities across Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire. Kate Scott and Lewis Hunter have set up a charity to help people in rural communities with their mental healthShe said: "Robert and I weren't just brother and sister, we were really good friends."

In September 2023, he met Kate at a fundraiser for the charity PAPYRUS, which is a national charity dedicated to the prevention of young suicide."We would like to educate local people who work with farmers, such as vets, to be trained to spot the signs of poor mental health and get conversations started," Mr Hunter said."If the worries are in your head, you can keep bottling them up, but there is help available," he said.

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