Make active listening your superpower! Open dialogue about suicide is so important to ourselves and others around us. It can be daunting starting the conversation but it is always safer talking about suicide than not ❤️

[Image description: a comic-style orange and blue pow shape with the words 'Having open, honest conversations about suicide is so courageous and important' written in black. The grassroots logo is in the bottom right corner].

Today we are celebrating Raquel who is taking on an epic challenge of completing 40 events over 20 months starting September 2018.

Raquel unfortunately is not in the country to complete the Brighton Half-Marathon but is still going to run the distance over in Australia!

To read more about the epic adventures Raquel has completed and the events coming up, follow the link below 🙌 ❤️

https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/Raquels40racechallenge

[Image description: The image shows a photo of a Raquel who is smiling, has tied up bron hair and is wearing our Grassroots runners vest. Raquel is holding a social media frame cut out for the park run in Sydney. Underneath in white text it reads "Over 20 months starting September 2018, I will be taking part in 40 challenges to raise money for the Brighton based suicide prevention charity Grassroots. After losing my sister in 2016 I have struggled to come to terms with my loss and this challenge is my way of moving forward in a positive way.". To the right it reads 'Grassroots Runners preventing suicide together'. Everything is on a background of an aerial photo of runners which is dark blue. There is an orange border.]

We are thrilled Matt Haig has chosen to support us this Sunday for the Brighton Half-Marathon!

It is amazing that our small charity is gaining recognition across the country and globe! Thank you to everyone who has donated and to Matt! Together we can help prevent suicide ❤️

You can check out his JustGiving page below:

https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/matt-haig

[Image description: the image is a screengrab of a tweet Matt posted on 17th Feb that reads: "Anyway the good news is that in less than 24 hours you people have now so far donated over £2,600 to the brilliant Brighton-based charity @grassrootssp, which works hard to prevent suicide. Amazing, and thank you. Grassroots are very grateful." This screengrab is on top of a woodland scene with an orange tones].