The EDP launched Mental Health Watch to raise awareness of the under-performing mental health services in Norfolk and Suffolk. The campaign highlighted the struggles of the region’s mental health service, the Norfolk and Suffolk Foundation Trust (NSFT), as well as its progress.

Mental Health Watch helped secure more money for services by being part of a campaign to raise £500,000 for mental health services in the region.

The campaign helped stop a mental health phone line from closing. The line was getting around 800 calls a month, and health chiefs had tried to shut it – until the paper stepped in.

One of the main aims of the campaign was to end the stigma of people suffering from mental health problems and raise awareness of the issues. By giving mental health extensive coverage the paper has gone some way to achieving that.