James Innes
@jamesinnes
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http://www.jamesinnes.com/ 01-09-2008 10:06:21
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A massive thank you to fellow Rotarian and Bestelling Careers Author James Innes for supporting the Rotary Mental Health Awareness campaign "Don't Bottle It Up". In these testing times, don't forget, help is out there, don't be affraid to speak up-It's OK to talk.#dontbottleitup
At 16, I was placed in a bedsit with two older men who were both alcoholics. The place was dangerous and unsuitable for a 16 year old boy leaving care and starting an independent life. No one listened when I begged for somewhere safe to live. I ended up falling behind on my bills
There's nothing more humiliating than sitting outside KFC on a Friday night and asking drunk people on their way home for leftovers. Imagine being 16, 17, 18 and this is your only chance of survival. Being homeless was the most frightening time on my life. At 43, I have a house