Mental health charity boss Matthew Smith is halfway through a mammoth run of almost 300 miles from County Durham to Downing Street as he urges the next Prime Minister to ensure suicide prevention in the North is a Levelling Up priority.
Matthew's family founded If U Care Share in the aftermath of brother Daniel O'Hare's sudden death 17 years ago. After formally becoming a charity, it has expanded over more than a decade and works to deliver suicide prevention support, mental health awareness, and help for those bereaved by suicide.
The 289-mile route will take Matthew 11 days, as he runs more than a marathon each day through England. He will reach Downing Street on Wednesday next week, two days after the announcement of who will become the next Prime Minister. He's also looking to raise £25,000 - and is supported by organisations including the Steve Morgan Foundation.
