Debbie Beard and Amanda Thorpe lost their husbands - this is their story
Debbie Beard and Amanda Thorpe speak to the BBC's Simon Jack at the launch of a new suicide prevention toolkit.
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"Graham had been struggling for the previous year to 18 months during Covid."
— Amanda Thorpe , Activist
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Amanda Thorpe speaks about her husband Graham's struggle with mental health and advocates for better support.
Debbie Beard lost her husband, Matt Beard, to suicide and advocates for mental health awareness.
Graham Thorpe was a former England and Surrey cricketer who took his own life after struggling with depression.
Matt Beard was the former manager of Liverpool Women who tragically died by suicide.
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Debbie Beard and Amanda Thorpe speak to the BBC's Simon Jack at the launch of a new suicide prevention toolkit.
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