A mother has criticised the Government for failing to provide mental health support to children after her 12-year-old daughter took her own life, Chronicle Live reports. Charley Ann Patterson, from Northumberland, hanged herself at her home after suffering from bullying.
There has been a noticeable increase in children looking for self-harm and anxiety support, an inquest into Charley's death heard. Children being referred to mental health services for emotional wellbeing had dramatically increased from one a week to one a shift.
With the issue intensifying, Senior Coroner Andrew Hetherington said he would write to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, who was Therese Coffey at the time. Despite three months passing, Charley's mum Jay, 37, has said they are yet to hear from anyone.
