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This group of friends is on a mission to save lives, and they're meeting with great success.
The pandemic is causing grave emotional and psychological damage around the world. The people who are most fragile risk being crushed by despair. Rick Roberts and Mick Leyland, both of whom have a history of mental health problems and homelessness, understand this crisis all too well. Today, they lead a volunteer organization called Bearded Fishermen that works to intercept and offer support to those who are enduring mental distress and feel tempted to take their own lives.
Same storm, same boat?
Dr. Antonis Kousoulis carried out a research in England on the impact of the pandemic on those with mental problems. His comment in an articlepublished in the New York Times gives us food for thought: “We are seeing that we are all in the same storm, but we are not all in the same boat.”
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The Bearded Fishermen seek to rescue those who are depressed and suicidal
The pandemic is causing grave emotional and psychological damage around the world. The people who are most fragile risk being crushed by despair. Rick Roberts and Mick Leyland, both of whom have a history of mental health problems and homelessness, understand this crisis all too well. Today, they lead a volunteer organization called Bearded Fishermen that works to intercept and offer support to those who are enduring mental distress and feel tempted to take their own lives.
Same storm, same boat?
Dr. Antonis Kousoulis carried out a research in England on the impact of the pandemic on those with mental problems. His comment in an articlepublished in the New York Times gives us food for thought: “We are seeing that we are all in the same storm, but we are not all in the same boat.”
Continued below.
The Bearded Fishermen seek to rescue those who are depressed and suicidal
