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every child/young person matters, can you offer your support????
Posted on: Thu, 05/15/2008 - 21:36
every child/young person matters, can you offer your support????
HI my name is Janice hall I have a 13 yr old son who suffers post traumatic stress disorder, depression, panic and anxiety.
he has self harmed twice and just recently I was faced to find a suicide note from my son.
children's mental health is a very close subject to my heart, it is disgusting that out of hours there's no emergency service for these children/young people.
On the 1st of March my friends son who was just 20 yrs old hung himself, he to suffered with depression but as far as I'm concerned was just left to get on with it.
I've had to fight anyone and everyone for my son to get help, but there's not enough help available at all.
if I had a cpn I could phone them 24 hrs a day and they would be there. where as if my son or other peoples children needed help there's no available.
Surely children/young people are just as important as adults?
I've tried most TV shows to get childhood mental heath talked about yet nobody seems willing to do it.
I will do whatever it takes to get childhood mental health talked about, understood and help available at all times.
I only hope the bill is changed in favour of these children/ young people to many have taken there own lives already.
I've started a petition online my link is ....... http://www.PetitionOnline.com/janice74/petition.html
I need everyone's help to get my petition signed by as many people has I can.
I want help available 24 hrs a day 7 days a week for every child/young person who has any mental health issue illness etc in the whole of England and Wales.
Also for mental health to be spoke about in school's like sex education is, its just as important and it needs to be understood.
PLEASE PLEASE HELP ME TO HELP MY SON AND EVERY OTHER CHILD/YOUNG PERSON THAT NEEDS AND DESERVES ALL THE HELP WE CAN GET FOR THEM.
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Posted on: Thu, 05/29/2008 - 23:28
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depression in children
When I turned 13 i started suffering from depression which only got worse when i spoke to my doctor about it and they didn't believe me. I self harmed for about 3 years and attempted suicide twice last time being 2 and a half years ago. Even at the age of 18 and still telling my doctor I was depressed they gave me a questionnaire to fill out - how ridiclous! After my second suicide attempt in which i did nearly die i was asked to see a councellor but being with such low self esteem i said i was ok and i never heard from them again. I think doctors should have took me more seriously and there should have been more help for me then.
Thankfully i'm no longer depressed and i'm enoying my life but that was through getting there on my own. When your so young you don't see that it will stop one day and things will get better - in adulthood i can see that and thats how i cope.
I hope people do sign this petition because i believe children need more help.
Thanks
Kelly
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