After suffering the despair and loneliness of depression, a Polstead Heath student has set up his own website to help others in need.
“I was at a very depressed point,” said Nicholas Leon, founder of the We Are Teen Support website.
“I didn’t have anyone to talk to in my age group or who was in a similar position to me.”
Rather than allowing others with similar thoughts to continue suffering, Nicholas decided to do something about it.
The 16-year-old set up his website to provide a forum for people to talk, informally, about a range of issues, from depression to exam stress.
“It’s literally for anything a teenager might have problems with,” said Nicholas.
At the moment, the idea is to provide some support and awareness at a local level.
Nicholas, who is a Year 11 student at Thomas Gainsborough School in Great Cornard, hopes people will find the service useful.
To learn more about the site, go to www.weareteensupport.co.uk.