Mental health is pretty poor in my family and this is really prominent for my brother in his late 20s. We've always been a close family so you'd think we would be a good support network for him. I find however because he's moved away, that whenever he comes back he seems like he's a bit removed and reverts back to being the kid who was smart but lacked common sense and self confidence. I think my mum has her own mental health issues but perhaps due to her age has been encouraged to suppress her feelings and 'get on with things'. She tries to speak to my brother but when he explains that he feels everyone would be better off without him here, she complains about my him playing the victim and I really feel for him. We had similar upbringings which were pretty nice on the whole and sometimes I think getting kicked out into the adult world was a bit of a shock for us both and years later we still have our difficulties with this. I do struggle with being there for him. Like most people, my life is busy and I have my fair share of bad mental health days. I really want to help him but I'm not sure how?