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Relationship challenge for churches as Mental Health Awareness week ends

by Aaron James

Mental Health Awareness Week has been running for 16 years and five million people took part in a Twitter "thunderclap" to highlight the issue of ill mental health that some people are facing.

The Week's seen 400 events dedicated to mental health take place across the UK, excluding events run by churches and other Christian organisations.

The Mental Health Foundation, which organised the Week, has made relationships the focus this year.

It's said that having an adequate amount of quality relationships with other people can be as beneficial to a person's mental and physical health as quitting smoking.

Mark Rowland, a Christian from the Mental Health Foundation, told Premier: "Relationships are the key tenet really of the Christian faith.

"We know that communities are crumbling and we know that the Christian community has a vital role to play, more important than ever, in helping to build up communities... what it means to be able to articulate what you're feeling and experiencing and having the courage to share that with others."

Listen to Premier's Alex Williams speaking to Mark Rowland:

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