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The north-east has suffered decades of industrial decline and a devastating cost of living crisis, which men say is having a detrimental impact on their mental health.
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Video producers Maeve Shearlaw and Christopher Cherry follow Earl John Charlton, who is using his experience of homelessness and drug addiction to get other men to open up. From walk and talks to open mic nights, amid the reality of working in a declining industry, he tells men in his community that it’s OK not to be OK.
0:00 Therapy for the lads
01:05 Men’s walk and talk
06:52 Fish Quay, North Shields
09:51 South Shields
11:06 Open mic night
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The north-east has suffered decades of industrial decline and a devastating cost of living crisis, which men say is having a detrimental impact on their mental health.
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Video producers Maeve Shearlaw and Christopher Cherry follow Earl John Charlton, who is using his experience of homelessness and drug addiction to get other men to open up. From walk and talks to open mic nights, amid the reality of working in a declining industry, he tells men in his community that it’s OK not to be OK.
0:00 Therapy for the lads
01:05 Men’s walk and talk
06:52 Fish Quay, North Shields
09:51 South Shields
11:06 Open mic night
You can donate to Support and Grow (a registered charity) here ► supportandgrownortheast.com
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