Esther Ghey: ‘It feels so wrong Brianna isn’t here to celebrate’

The non-profit company, set up by Esther Ghey, provides mental health support through mindfulness, and is campaigning to roll out mindfulness in schools.

It has already seen more than 100 teachers in Warrington train or begin their mindfulness training, which is almost every school in Warrington, Ms Ghey said.

“We’re hoping to use Warrington as a beacon town to show the rest of the country how we can actually do this,” she said.

Brianna has been described as “the life and soul of the party” but was a “complex person” due to her mental health struggles.

The teenager had anxiety and an eating disorder and Ms Ghey said this was exacerbated by what she was accessing online.

It is hoped that through mindfulness in schools, young people can have a greater understanding of how to look after themselves during difficult moments, Ms Ghey said.

Ms Ghey, who has also been campaigning to make the online world safer for young people, said Peace & Mind UK is Brianna’s legacy.

She said: “There’s so many other people that have helped but really the person that is the catalyst to all of this is Brianna.

“Brianna should be and would be proud of herself.”