A handy guide for mental health sufferers has been launched.

Handiwork - Katherine Kirk, from Southend Primary Care Trust, Sally Hartle of Trust Links and Alison Westney of KeyMed hold up the new edition of the guide Picture: STEVE O'CONNELL

Celebrations to mark the second edition of the Southend Mental Health Directory were opened by the town's mayor Charles Latham. The guide gives contact numbers and deails for a range of organisations to help people suffering from mental health problems.

A cake was cut by bosses from the directory's funders, Southend Primary Care Trust, South Essex Partnership Trust and KeyMed.

Published Thursday, June 26, 2003

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