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Vaulks said it “means a lot” to his family to have turned losses they will carry with them forever into “something positive that is making a difference”.
“It’s been a real journey the last two or three years talking about the suicides in my family,” he said.
“I’m really grateful to my family for giving me carte blanche to talk about it and share our story.
“They don’t want people to be what we’ve been through and that’s the whole point of putting myself out there really.
“My mum sent me a text saying what amazing stuff has come out of tragedy in our family, so that’s made me really proud.”
Vaulks, who became an ambassador for the UK’s largest suicide-awareness initiative Baton of Hope in…
