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I'm so angry I've just read through my late sister's mental health report.

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Juneywoony · 08/02/2014 00:54

I've made posts regarding my sisters suicide on 27th Oct 2013.

Today our mum sent me the copy of the mental health report, it is just so upsetting. It states all the times and dates of visits, phone calls from the crisis team on a daily basis for about 5 weeks up until her death. It also reports on her mood and things she was saying, in most it was talks of suicide, she even rang them at 06.00 6 days before she died saying she had the pills ready and was going to do it, they managed to talk her out of it and came later that day at 13.25! All the way through it says no mood change, despondent yet 2 days before her death a psychiatrist visited the house came and gave her a packet of diazepam, stated that no acute treatment was needed and no mental health act assessment was needed! I'm so fucking angry what does somebody in crisis have to do to get into hospital, she could still be here now.

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mandaroodle · 09/02/2014 04:34

Hi June,
I am sorry to read of your pain and anger about your sister.I fully understand your anger and frustration at the mental health system and how you feel so powerless. My dear mum has been in the system for many years(schizophrenia)and I have bitter experience of how shit mental health 'care' is.

I just wanted to say I know exactly how you feel.

Look after yourself

Juneywoony · 09/02/2014 20:41

Thanks for the messages, I'm so sorry other people have had bad experiences with the mental health system too but sadly it does not surprise me, I've been involved with the system myself for almost 22 years now, not much has changed.

Thanks again it's good to talk to people who understand and have some insight, x

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Messupmum · 11/02/2014 21:32

Hope you're ok Juney x

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