Under consideration PE2273: Full review of the mental health system to include both Adult and Child services
Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to carry out a full review of mental health services in Scotland to include the referral process; crisis support; risk assessments; safe plans; integrated services working together; assessment pathways; mental health carer support; first response support and the support available to families affected by suicide.
Background information
My partner Luke Henderson died by suicide in December 2017 after asking for help up to eight times in the week before his death. I feel mental health services and the risk assessment failed Luke in his hour of need.
Luke’s situation is not unique and so many people feel let down and failed by the current mental health services. With every loss to suicide there is a family trying to pick up the pieces and understand that loss. There are families whose loved ones have tried to access mental health services prior to their deaths and were turned away with no help, resulting in them taking their own life.
With so many people slipping through the crack, we want a fit for purpose mental health service to ensure no other families feel this pain.
The review should also look at the process for people who died by suicide and had been in contact with mental health service within seven days prior to their death, and support services for families who lost a loved one to suicide.
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