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I needed to use a food bank after graduating - now I want to end the stigma
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- Figure caption, Steven lost his father to suicide when he was six years old
- Wales money editor Published15 minutes ago A therapist who needed to use a food bank to feed his family when he left university is now volunteering to help make the experience easier for others.
- Steven lost his father to suicide when he was six years old and subsequently faced his own mental health issues as well as an addiction to heroin.
Figure caption, Steven lost his father to suicide when he was six years old
Wales money editor Published15 minutes ago A therapist who needed to use a food bank to feed his family when he left university is now volunteering to help make the experience easier for others.
Steven Crichton, from Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taf, said he and his partner Kat had skipped meals to make sure their children "had full lunch boxes" but visiting the food bank was "way more dignifying" than he had expected.
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