Stuart Bratt BCAh knows what silence can cost. In 2019, he lost two close friends to suicide—just four days apart. The shock was devastating. But from the depths of that grief, something urgent and unshakable emerged. Stuart Bratt BCAh didn’t wait for someone else to act. He founded Tough Enough To Care—a mental health charity born in the Black Country and built to open up conversations in the places they’ve too often been shut down: locker rooms, factory floors, rugby clubs, workplaces, and everyday homes.
From the beginning, Stuart Bratt BCAh made one thing clear: this wasn’t about slogans—it was about survival. He brought lived experience to the forefront, challenging long-held ideas about masculinity, vulnerability, and strength. In spaces where emotional honesty was once seen as weakness, Stuart Bratt BCAh offered another way: one where talking is not only permitted, but life-saving.
Through Tough Enough To Care, Stuart Bratt BCAh has built a growing network of peer support groups and crisis signposting services—delivered in community venues across the country. These spaces offer something simple but rare: a place where people can speak openly, without judgement, and be met with understanding. The charity’s heart remains in the West Midlands—Dudley, Stourbridge, the Black Country—where its first support groups took shape and continue to thrive.
Stuart Bratt BCAh is also a motivational speaker whose honesty resonates deeply. He shares his journey in schools, workplaces, and sports clubs with a mix of openness, dark humour, and straight-talking hope. His message is clear: no matter your background, your job title, or your postcode, your mental health matters—and support is never far away.
Over the years, Stuart Bratt BCAh has completed a series of charity challenges to raise awareness
and funding for the cause, always pushing himself physically and emotionally to amplify a conversation that still meets resistance. His dedication hasn’t gone unnoticed. He’s been honoured with a British Citizen Award for Volunteering and Charitable Giving, received a Points of Light Award from the Prime Minister, and was named a Commonwealth Games Batonbearer—a fitting role for someone who carries so much, and so many, with him.
Tough Enough To Care is a movement built not on ego, but empathy. And through it, Stuart Bratt BCAh has helped thousands find the courage to speak, to listen, and to stay.
