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I have not really spoken to anyone about it before, but I know that it can be good for people...

Universal Credit is imminently rolling out; one of a long string of changes to benefits over the last eight years....

We set up SToRMS following Dan's death by suicide in May 2015. We realised pretty early on that the circumstances...

I am ashamed because I ran away. I abandoned myself. I had to survive alone, And yet I didn’t even...

Dear Jess, You’re confused, about a lot of things. I’m not sure you even know you’re so confused because you...

I pride myself on my fearlessness to talk about “taboo” subjects. Very little can shock me, and I have no...

I moved to Sheffield by complete chance (if you believe in random chance encounters) on a recommendation from a friend...

We set up the Sheffield Flourish website to allow people to share their stories, in whatever way they want to,...

As the theme for this month is ‘Living on Benefits’, I thought I would share my experience with Big Ambitions....

Each month we focus on a particular theme, and encourage the community to share short comments about their experiences, to...