My good friend’s husband is very poorly with depression and anxiety and has just been diagnosed as having had a total breakdown. They are both self employed, so she has had to take a second job to make ends meet - although I know they aren’t really managing on this. Their 2 DS are 14 & 12, and they are having a tough time seeing their Dad like this and seeing their Mum working so hard to try and keep things together. They have got some great family support locally, and the NHS mental health team are really helping. But what can we do to help and try to make things a bit better for them? We keep telling her to ask for anything she needs, but she doesn’t find it easy to ask for help and it would be good to be able to do something proactive.