A MAN leading a campaign to have conversion therapy banned has announced his latest mission; to provide a free portal to help people with their mental health.

Daniel Griffiths, from Delamere, started a campaign called 'Love Can't Be Cured' last year, which was backed by thousands of people, and now wants to help people by offering online support to individuals, groups and businesses.

Since being featured in the Guardian back in September, the campaign to have conversion therapy banned has move on a stage and Daniel is now working with government officials to ensure the ban is actually imposed.

Stomp UK Inclusivity Portal is offering a range of free mental health support and LGBT+ inclusivity information, after study finds that more than two-thirds of adults in the UK (69 per cent) report feeling ‘somewhat’ or ‘very’ worried about the effect Covid-19 is having on their life.

The portal offers a range of original content, which has been created and approved by a trained counsellor, as well as links to established sites, such as NHS England, Mind and Mental Health UK. The information and worksheets provide support for issues such as; depression and low mood, anxiety and stress.

Daniel said: "Over lockdown, I have been working with a range of mental health professionals to create a free online resource to offer your employees support on key issues, such as; dealing with depression, anxiety, as well as LGBT+ pages dedicated to transitioning information, HR guidance for managers, bisexuality awareness and Coming Out support.

"Last year, a shocking 17.9 million working days were lost to work-related mental ill-health, up from 12.8 million days in 2018/19 and as things become ever more unclear, I am expecting that this will increase dramatically this year."

"I am aware that many companies currently charge for a service like this, however due to the ongoing pandemic, I feel a moral duty to offer the service I have developed free of charge to ensure that as many people as possible will have access to a form of mental health support."

Stomp UK was founded in 2019 - with the aim of offering online support to individuals, groups and businesses seeking information about a range of LGBT+ issues.

After reading that two thirds of LGBT+ employees claim that their business lacks a commitment to diversity and more shockingly how members of the LGBT+ community are 1½ times more likely to develop depression and anxiety compared to the rest of the population.

Daniel, a co-founder, added: "As much of the original content on the portal dealt with issues relating to mental health, it seemed like a natural progression to develop it to include information relevant to a much wider audience, especially at a time when many people are struggling with mental health issues.

"I have witnessed first hand the devastating impact the Covid pandemic has had on many of those around me, so wanted to do something proactive to help.

"There is so much support already out there, but I believe the Stomp portal can become an ideal ‘one stop shop’ bringing all of the resources into one ‘go to’ place for those in need of a little extra support."

As well mental health support, the portal includes a range of LGBT+ inclusivity learning areas, such as transitioning information, HR guidance for managers, bisexuality awareness and coming out support.

It has been widely reported that two- thirds of LGBT+ employees claim that their business lacks a commitment to diversity and more shockingly that members of the LGBT+ community are 1½ times more likely to develop depression and anxiety compared to the rest of the population.

Daniel said: "After being made redundant from my job due to the pandemic, I know how hard the pandemic has affected people, both personally and financially, which is why I felt like this was a moral duty to make this portal free for everyone, to help eliminate the postcode lottery for mental health and LGBT+ support."