Ben West On Losing A Loved One To Suicide, Mental Health & Silbling Grief | LuxeGen Challenges

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Mia Luckie

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4.4 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 10 July 2024

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

In 2018, Ben West's world collapsed when he tragically and unexpectedly lost his brother to suicide. Sam was only 15 when he died, but it propelled a 17-year-old Ben to take positive action and campaign around mental health awareness, suicide prevention and fundamentally changing how we approach mental health, especially in schools and the education system. In this episode, he joins Amber Milligan to discuss what happened to Sam, how to spot the signs in someone who needs help and the steps he now takes to protect his own mental health.

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DISCLAIMER: This podcast will discuss suicide and mental health, so as a warning, this episode might be triggering. If you or anyone you know is suffering you can reach out to SHOUT, the UK's free, confidential and 24/7 mental health text support service.

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0:00.0	The famous five are away on a splendid weekend adventure.
0:03.5	Do we have to go home today?
0:05.5	sighed Anne.
0:06.5	I agree said Dick.
0:08.0	Even Timmy looks sad.
0:09.5	Cheer up everyone.
0:11.5	Beams Julian, I booked long weekend tickets we can return anytime on Monday
0:17.0	Oh you are clever Julian said Anne save over 50% with the long weekend a ticket from Great Western Railway.
0:24.4	Adventures start here. Selected routes turn supply.
0:27.6	Saving in comparison to an anytime return fare.
0:32.4	Just a know may be struggling, you can reach out to shout the UK's free confidential 24-7
0:45.4	mental health tech service for crisis support. There's a cue currently of
0:49.2	500,000 children for NHS support for the mental health. If it was a real cute it would be from London to
0:55.0	Birmingham. Welcome back to the LuxGen Challenges podcast. I'm Amber and today I'm joined by Ben West,
1:01.3	a dedicated mental health campaigner who was transformed personal tragedy into a beacon of hope for others.
1:08.0	At 17, Ben lost his brother Sam to suicide, a loss that profoundly shaped his path in life forever.
1:15.8	As a promise to your brother Sam, you dedicated yourself to educating and campaigning around mental health and throughout
1:24.9	his career Ben has become a force of change challenging us all to treat mental health differently.
1:32.0	And he has gone on to win the Diana Legacy Award and the Pride of
1:35.4	Britain Award. In this episode we'll hear his story, learn from his journey and gain
1:40.6	insights into how we can support ourselves and others going through mental health challenges.
1:47.0	So then, welcome to challenges.
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