news tonight *SU triggers*

[mitz]

I watched the news tonight (bad idea!) - there was a section on mental health and young people, with a mother and her daughter speaking. Daughter had tried to commit suicide about 5 times in 2 months or something like that, ending up in hospital. She was not 'severe' enough to get a place at a psychiatric unit, and was advised that it would probably make her worse as they are not always very therapeutic places to be, and has been offered an hour/week therapy session. Apparently there is crisis' for young peoples' mental health, as many are under too much pressure with life generally, and at the other end there isn't enough resources/funding to provide proper therapeutic care. I think its horrendous that so many people are in such a crisis in the first place, and then have no proper care. I probably shouldn't watch the news!