Eye-opening and deeply disturbing to read.
Deborah Coles, the executive director of the charity Inquest, a charity that provides support to bereaved familie, said that a “fundamental overhaul” was needed to stop more lives being lost. “When somebody then takes their own life within a mental health setting, that [raises] very serious questions about how they were looked after,” she said.
“The high number of deaths speaks to the appalling under-resourcing of mental health services across the country. There is a lack of beds, a lack of properly trained staff, and a lack of a therapeutic or safe environment. We’ve got particular concerns about the treatment of young women and young people more generally. Coroners are increasingly raising concerns.”
Nil Guzelgun, of the mental health charity Mind, said that inpatients were often unable to access not only appropriate therapies or treatments but even fresh air. Research by the charity found that more than half of inpatients said their mental health deteriorated in hospital, with some comparing the environment to a prison.
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