The truth is, the facts and figures surrounding mental health in the UK are alarming, 1 in 4 people will experience some form of mental health problem in the course of a year.

Mixed anxiety and depression is the most common mental disorder in Britain.

In Northern Ireland alone mental health issues are rife, with almost 50,000 men and women not working on the grounds of mental and behavioural disorders.

This series of images addresses the subject of depression and the secret battle to portray normality to the outside world on a daily basis.

"Put on a Brave Face" Read Less