at the spider project they have been at it for decades and mal bowen has been here from the start.ities and support to fill the hole that is left when the drugs and the booze are history. and there is growing recognition of the vicious circle that links mental illness and substance abuse. pick any file you want of the membership. every single file had depression, anxiety, all kinds of mental health issues, every single one. literally every single one. and the need became apparent of people coming through the door more and more in crisis. more so than ever felt we needed to do something about this, really. so they did do something. mel and business manager caroline founded the mental health crisis cafe companeros, with an ethos that anyone and everyone would be welcome. we had stigma and fear ofjudgement, is that a barrier for people coming through the doors? they've carry that judgement with them and then they come in and worry that they will have that, that that label will continue. so it is really important to get it right when they first come through the door. are you all right,