Welcome to Proper Mental episode 78 with Jon Salmon, a mental health campaigner who’s working to make the world a more understanding and empathic place for anyone experiencing mental illness.
He has worked for Time to Change and Heads Together, he is a director of Speakers Collective, a trustee for Let’s Talk About Loss and the co-founder of Byte Entertainment.
Jon lost his father to suicide as a teenager and the repercussions of this would eventually lead Jon to having his own struggles with depression and in 1999, he was sectioned and admitted to hospital.
Due to the stigma around mental illness, Jon decided not to tell anyone about his experiences for nearly 20 years.
Jon was inspired to speak up after the suicide of a close friend and he has been campaigning and advocating for all aspects of mental health awareness ever since.
Jon and I caught up to chat about his journey and the incredible work he’s done over the years. We talk awareness, stigma, suicide and loss and it was wonderful to chat all about mental health with one of the most well-respected advocates in the game!
You can follow Jon on Twitter @jonsalmon or Instagram @j0nsalmon.
You can learn more about his work via his website
Jon Salmon Mental Health Campaigner (jon-salmon.com)
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