DAN ALLEN: Tackling mental health one TradeMutt shirt at a time.

Whether you're on a mine site in the workshop, in the office, in the corporate office, at a hospital, on a construction site, whether you are just about anywhere you've seen the TradeMutt shirts. They're bright and colourful and they have a very simple message emblazoned on the back: This Is A Conversation Starter. Dan and his mate Ed started TradeMutt after one of Dan's good mate's took his own life. TradeMutt is a social enterprise so the duo also started TIACS, a professional mental health counselling service for tradies, truckies, farmers, and blue collar workers that's completely free. 50 per cent of the profit from TradeMutt goes directly to TIACS making it free for anyone who needs it. On this episode Jess catches up with Dan Allen to talk about where TradeMutt started, how it's going and some of the incredible stories Dan has heard along the way.For more information on TradeMutt: https://trademutt.com/To reach out to TIACS: https://www.tiacs.org/ or call or text: 0488 846 988@ The Coalface story on TradeMutt and TIACS: https://thecoalface.net.au/this-is-a-conversation-starter/This could be the best episode Digging Deeper with @ The Coalface yet, so make sure you let us know what you think.