The People Who Make a Difference Linda Robertson Talks to Our Local Heroes - Ordinary People Who Have Made an Extraordinary Impact
Evening Times › February 17, 2005
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HEALTH & WELLBEING AWARD
MONKLANDS MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES GROUPSee the full content of this document
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The People Who Make a Difference Linda Robertson Talks to Our Local Heroes - Ordinary People Who Have Made an Extraordinary Impact
FREDA McCHESNEY and Pat Tollan are determined to smash the stigma surrounding mental health issues.
The two friends are the driving force behind Monklands Mental Health Issues Group, which they formed in November 2003.They both have personal experience of mental illness but they don't believe that they, or others, should hide away and suffer in silence."My daughter has mental health problems while Pat suffers from depression and they met each other while they were in psychiatric care, " says Freda."When I visited my daughter I met Pat and because we're similar ages we hit it off and our frien...See the full content of this document
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