"I’d learnt to cope, was able to recognise the triggers and could manage the situation."

"I felt any sign of struggle would be perceived as a weakness."

"I think we need to address the youth, because that’s focusing on prevention, rather than treatment."

"As a young person, I received mental and physical abuse, which caused anxiety and depression... All these things are a life lessons to show others that they can heal also."

"I was very high functioning, but disconnected from myself and on the verge of tears, but no one could tell... I finally got to a point and a light switched on: “I have a choice, I have agency.”

"It got too much, I was so overwhelmed that I didn’t see a way forward. I would have continued to spiral without guidance and structure."

"I was in chronic burnout, and I started going to therapy. And from there, I started to learn the importance of being a student of myself."

"My dad died by suicide when I was seventeen. Mine’s just one story out of hundreds of millions."

"I learnt that you have to be accountable for yourself and find a purpose."

"I believe the mind is a part of the body that should be looked after in the same way as your legs and arms are in the gym, flexed regularly and supported in recovery!"

"Through the tough times I learnt so much - the losses became lessons - that now I wouldn’t rewrite it any other way."

"Cycling was my therapy and my coping mechanism. To the outsider, I looked incredibly in control and healthy. On the inside, it wasn’t so."