Friendship is a crucial element in protecting our mental health. We need to talk to our friends and we want to listen when our friends want to talk to us. Our friends can keep us grounded and can help us get things in perspective. It is worth putting effort into maintaining our friendships and making new friends. Friends form one of the foundations of our ability to cope with the problem that life throws at us. 

To find out more click on the link below. 

http://www.mentalhealthireland.ie/a-to-z/friendships/