A Member of the Senedd struggled to hold back tears as she described suffering from an eating disorder as a teenager, saying she was "days away" from being admitted to an adult psychiatric ward aged 14. Sarah Murphy, 35, member of the Senedd for Bridgend, said she would "never have come out" had she been admitted to the adult ward.
Ms Murphy recounted her experience as part of a Senedd debate led by the Welsh Conservatives on May 18 calling for improved mental health services for young people. As part of this, she raised the suggestion of establishing a special residential eating disorder unit in Wales.
"I myself had anorexia nervosa when I was 14. It was absolutely terrifying for me and my family, and my friends and my teachers. I was two days away from them admitting me to the adult psychiatric ward at East Glamorgan hospital when I was 14," she said.
