Gary Speed and Robert Enke some will know who these people are some wont. Some will have heard of Gary but many would not have heard of Robert Enke who was the German national number one goal keeper who, unfortunately took his own life in 2009. Gary unfortunately took his own life in 2011 and to me it begs the question 'why does it take someone taking their own life before mental health issues are taken seriously?'
Now I don't want to focus purely on football and their struggles, but it does highlight the point of 'how low does somebody have to be in order to receive help?' These two examples also highlight the secretive nature of mental hea