Promoting awareness of the dangers of antidepressants
It is just two weeks since I wrote about the tragic, avoidable death of a young man from Cambridgeshire. Sadly, I find myself writing about another hugely-talented 18-year-old student whose young life ended suddenly and violently following the prescription of Continue reading The student who had everything before her
Last week, I reported on an incident in South Manchester in which a suicidal man was sent to prison for two years after disrupting motorway traffic. It brought to mind the story of a man who, four days before Continue reading The Man who Wanted to be Shot
Michael Cleator (top) is 37, and lives in Wythenshawe, South Manchester. He is a father to three children, and used to be a hospital porter. When his relationship with his partner broke down three years ago, Michael’s mental health Continue reading A Public Nuisance
At the request of the young man’s father, the names of the young man and those who treated him have been removed in order to protect the identity of the young man in question. In February last year, an academically Continue reading Young Man, aged 18
“While she was at the Priory, Amy was forcibly sedated with medication on at least two occasions.” In November 2012, 14-year-old Amy El-Keria (top) used her football scarf to hang herself in the Priory at Ticehurst (right) in Sussex. Amy had been in the Continue reading Amy, aged 14