This is Eric. Eric is 17 years old. Does well in school. Has a loving family and is popular amongst his friends. But Eric, more often than none feels alone in a crowd. And getting out of bed and pretending to be okay everyday, takes all the energy he has. Eric doesn’t like to show how he really feels but he knows talking to someone will help. He just doesn’t want to make his family worried, and he feels too embarrassed to talk to his friends. They won’t understand anyway.

But keeping it bottle up inside is affecting Eric’s daily life.

Sometimes our mental health can fog our rationale thoughts and it’s difficult to speak up when we don’t even understand it ourselves.

Only 1 in 3 people with a mental disorder are using mental health services. This is why it is so important for someone like Eric, suffering from poor mental health to reach out for help. And when family and friends seem too far away.

Innominate can help.

Innominate provides deinstitutionalised, community-based care to help support mental health care and reach more people. Bringing a community together that is more aware of mental health and supports each other, while guarding and giving security of one’s own identity.

Eric can choose a group he feels comfortable with, share his daily experiences and receive the support and help he needs.