Richard Brough
Richard grew up in London. After his schooling he travelled the world for two years including working on an American cruise ship sailing around the Caribbean and coming to Australia for the first time. He then went onto university in England where he studied Law. He fell into and forged a career in IT with…
The Open Bench
Coming December - As a man, he is horrified by the shocking mental health statistics of Australian men. If he can help one other person feel comfortable talking about what is bothering them because he innately understands the difficulty many men have speaking up, he'll have achieved what he wants. He also has personal, lived experience of witnessing acute mental health problems of people I loved from a very young age. This formative experience and the strategies he developed to overcome these difficult times is something he wants to share with anyone else who is navigating the mental illness of a loved ones.