This page has been set up in memory of Carl Kevin Malik  to help MIND continue the help and support they offer every single day. 

Every week in the UK, 84 men take their own lives…devastatingly on Sunday 15th April 2018 Carl was 1 of these 84 men.

This has to stop.

In November 2017 Speaking on the subject of suicide, Carl wrote…

“It’s happening all of time around the world but no one talks about it. People refuse to talk about it, but I do feel that the stigma surrounding suicide is better recently with the help of Samaritans, MIND, CALM and all of the support groups reaching out and offering help, and changing the way people think and talk about mental health.
I watched my father turn from being happy, helpful, ambitious and caring to the most broken man, and there nothing I felt I could do at the time, it’s heart wrenching and ruins your life. I needed counselling for over 6 years to help me deal with the loss of my dad…it’s changed my life forever. Speak out if you need help, don’t put u manly front on and say “I’m okay” or “I’m fine”.
We’re not equipped to deal with it ourselves, unfortunately it’s classed as a big social taboo, people see it as a sign of weakness but it actually makes you stronger.
It’s no wonder everyone is shocked by suicide, because it’s hidden behind the affront of masculinity and suicide is the single biggest killer of men aged under 45 in the UK.
Air your worries and talk. If your feeling sad or depressed, tell someone. People will listen and there is help out there. I’m guilty too.

Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about.”