These blogs offer advice and tips on how to talk about mental health to friends, colleagues and family.
They are written by people with personal experiences of mental health problems who, through talking about mental health openly, aim to break down stereotypes and take the taboo out of something that affects people across the country.
Feeling depressed can be a lonely experience and I was no exception.
It’s not easy 
I have been in and out of psychiatric hospital since 2007. In 2009, during my second spell in hospital, I was diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder. At the present time I am living in the community in supported housing and I am taking medication (a depot injection), which does have some side effects but is not too troublesome compared to some of the other antipsychotics I have taken.
Primary care practices are the point at which most people with mental health problems access services and support.