Mentally ill man caring for his dying mother took his life a day after seeking help at A&E

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1. With mental health it seems to be that the more you ask for help, the more they think you’re a timewaster.

2. This is so important:

   “They told ministers that changes to the Mental Health Act, such as ensuring patients a choice over their care and discharge plans, would only be a “lip service” if not backed by additional investment in community mental health support.”

   This man was failed, but likely didn’t receive support due to horrendous underfunding of services meaning someone as risky as him couldn’t be seen as a priority.

   The lip service of claiming mental health is important is not enough. The government need to actually properly fund mental healthcare, as well as properly fund the public services that allow people to live good lives as this improves mental wellbeing on a societal level

3. This man was definitely failed by our NHS. He turned up asking for help repeatedly, only for the final time to be turned away after being deemed a tier 3 risk even though he was delusional and thought people were trying to kill him? I feel terrible for his family. This poor man.

4. Mental health services in the UK and most of the world are really bad. Even a lot of inpatients don’t get the care they deserve. Many don’t get the level of observation that they need either.

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