The Relationship Between Drug Use and Mental Health in the LGBTQ+ Community.
Liverpool’s relationship with drugs has been a long one. It was explored in the occasionally cheesy documentary series Liverpool Narcos (released in 2021), which sought to lay out a timeline of how heroin use, followed by ecstasy in the 80s and then cocaine in the 90s, spread across the city. The documentary shows the audience […]
While My Sister Slept…
So, 2020 started out like any other new year – full of hope, promise, opportunity and the odd new year’s resolution that would be broken within the week! Then in March the world appeared to begin to turn in the opposite direction, the Virus, Covid-19 was here and we were in Lockdown. For me, it […]
The other side of the door: I cover the miles, so that you can share your smiles :)
My name is Darren Caine, a delivery driver by trade and a fortunate son of Liverpool 6 – but more than that, I’m a musician, an actor, a family man and a dab hand with a tyre change. “Where to, mate?” For the past eight years I’ve worked as a delivery driver and, for five […]
Leaving my labels of mental illness and finding authentic me
Bipolar, anorexic, trauma victim, suicidal patient, self-harmer. For so many years these were the labels I covered myself in through the 10 years’ worth of treatment I have received. It seemed that each new treatment I went into I gained another label. I knew the struggles I was facing, and I knew that something was […]
Mental health and staying positive during lock-down: My ways to well-being :)
Hi! It’s Katie writing this – I’m a final year Business Management student with Liverpool Hope University. I’ve been doing some research into how amazing the First Person Project is, their aims and objectives, various community related work, and how crucial they will be in playing a part for pushing positive mental health change in […]
Mental Health: Love is All Around
“I’m treating you for severe depression”….words I never thought would be said to me in a million years. My names Danny Martin and to a lot of people I’m known as Sinbad. A happy go lucky, first on karaoke, loudest person in the room type of person. So to find myself sat in a GP […]
Not All Heroes Wear Capes – Motherhood and Mental Health
Nobody has written the definitive guide how to win the game of life. Our individual journey is unique and special to each of us, with trials and tribulations a-plenty. While some people may claim to be an expert, the truth is that we are always stronger and better off for falling – because this means […]
How helping others can make us more positive and happier within ourselves – especially at Xmas :)
Hi my name is Danielle and I am a final year Psychology student at Liverpool John Moores University. I have explored First Person Project thoroughly and love the amazing work they are doing! Matty and Jonathan are working extremely hard to empower others and are helping us to unite together as a community. They are […]
Redefining Support: The Power of Asset-Based Community Development in Mental Well-Being
As part of my undergraduate degree, I chose to dive into the world of mental health support through the lens of Asset-Based Community Development (ABCD). In this quest, I interviewed the inspiring team at First Person Project CIC, seeking to understand how ABCD principles could be implemented to foster mental well-being. Introduction: Navigating the complex […]
“No one has ever become poor by giving.” – Anne Frank
I’m Josh, 27 years old and trying to be as happy as possible in life, whilst helping the people around me be as happy as possible too. I am a member of the team at First Person Project, I lead a peer-support mental health group and offer individualised mentorship to people in need. I’ve always […]