Another great shoot for Samaritans, photographing mental health activist John Junior.
In 2019, John started vlogging about his experiences of mental health issues on Instagram in order "to reach out to others with mental health difficulties". In May 2020 his vlogs on Instagram caught the attention of UNILAD, who approached Junior to test Samaritans self-help app during mental health awareness week and to help raise awareness for world suicide prevention day on 10 September 2020.
In September 2020 the "DBT for all campaign" was created to make dialectical behaviour therapy, used to treat children, teenagers and adults who are suicidal and have self-destructive behaviours, more widely available on the NHS throughout the United Kingdom.
John speaks publicly about living with mental health and has given interviews on TV, radio, and in print around the world to help educate and break stigmas.
You can find out more about John at the website: https://www.johnjunior.co.uk/
Samaritans can be found at: www.samaritans.org
