For years, I worked on the frontline as a Police Officer, seeing people at some of the most difficult moments of their lives. I thought I understood crisis. But nothing prepared me for experiencing it myself.

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After reaching a point where I made multiple attempts to take my own life, I found myself on the other side of the system I had spent years working within. Very quickly, I realised just how difficult it could be to find the right help, how limited some of the available support felt, and how many people could reach breaking point before anyone truly understood what they were going through.

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It was while I was in hospital that I made a decision. If I had been given another chance at life, I wanted to give that life a purpose. I wanted to use my experience—not to define me, but to create something that could help change the way we talk about mental health and suicide.

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Your Light Matters was born.

Today, our mission is to raise awareness, challenge stigma and improve the standard of conversation around mental health and suicide prevention. Through community events, education, talks and honest conversations, we want to help create a culture where people feel able to speak sooner, where others feel confident enough to listen, and where nobody feels they have to struggle completely alone.

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Every person is a light. Every story matters. And our purpose is simple: to do everything we can to help keep those lights shining.

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Joey Jones - Founder