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The Independent UK
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Andrea Blanco

Parents’ anger after mentally ill daughter froze to death on street following early dismissal from ER

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The parents of a Canadian woman have spoken out months after she froze to death in the street during a mental health crisis following her early dismissal from hospital.

Irina and Mike Andriychuk have criticised the Nova Scotia mental health system after the death of their 32-year-old daughter Yuliya on 14 November 2022, Global News reported. The grieving parents said that Yuliya, a psychology student, was repeatedly and prematurely discharged from mental health facilities in the province without medication and follow-up appointments.

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