The report on matilda Davis's death, 21 October, was heartbreaking. It is indictment of the system that social workers had no suicide prevention training. 41% of parents-carers contemplated suicide.
Campaigning by Ed Davey and the Guardian have exposed extent to which unpaid carers have been failed by the state. Many feel overwhelmed and unsupported that they contemplate ending their lives.
Suicide prevention training may help professionals identify people in crisis. But so many are being pushed into this point in first place. It is time for government to provide practical, emotional and financial support.
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