A mental health advocate is launching a coffee club in Glasgow to get people talking.
Sean Mclaughlin, from Cumbernauld, will be starting the Strong Minds Coffee Club on Saturday, July 22 to get people out of the house, and provide a safe space for a good coffee and a bit of socialising.
Speaking with the Glasgow Times, the 27-year-old said: "We want to give people the chance to have a chat and a pastry with the underlying tone of being in support of mental health.
"We want to run the club as a mini event, to give people the excuse to get out of the house and come for a coffee or a walk.
"If it starts a conversation, then that's the best thing that can come out of it.
"The club won't be a therapy session, I am in no way qualified to do that, but if it gives someone the causal start they need to open up, then that's perfect."
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Sean also added that the coffee club will provide a social space which does not necessarily revolve around alcohol. Something, he claimed, is important.
The club will take place at Daily Coffee in Dennistoun from 10am until 2pm and will be a casual conversation amongst attendees, rather than a led discussion.
The coffee club will occur every six weeks, with the hope of regular meetings in the future and those that attend will also get a 10 per cent discount on their coffee. As Sean put it, "What's not to love?" 
But Sean's unwavering efforts to provide mental health support to those who need it does not end here.
Back in February, Sean launched HEID Clothing to help initiate casual conversations around mental health.
With the hope of creating change through the clothes on our backs, Sean is helping people look good and make a difference.
He said: "The idea behind HEID Clothing was to create a brand with a message that allows people to talk more casually about mental health.
"The way I see it is that the clothes look good, but they are also an easy conversation starter that will begin to break down the barriers between people talking about mental health and people who aren't.
"I know that I've struggled with mental health in the past and people I know have too, and it's that feeling of believing you are the only person going through it that probably led to me starting this."
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The tops and jumpers, embroidered with positive mental health messages, don't just start a conversation but also raise money for vital mental health services across Scotland.
With 10 per cent of each sale being donated to charity, HEID is certainly finding new ways to support vital work in the country.
At the moment, HEID has donated £200 of their sales to The Joshua Nolan Foundation and Tiny Changes, both based in Edinburgh.
Going forward though, Sean is hoping to focus donations more on small, Glasgow charities.
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