Oliver Heywoods story of holding on to hope through his slide into darkness by staying connected with his friends

Published: June 16, 2020, 9 p.m.

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Oliver Heywood is 23, popular, funny, smart and caring - the last person anyone ever imagined would suffer depression. But at 14, he began a slide into darkness that gradually got worse

Here Oliver and his friends, Liam and Connor Holliday, Melissa Baker and Ashleigh McBride share their journey of understanding and the importance of staying connected.

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