In terms of what the hospital trust can do, Ms Murrary-Gourley, said they need to make people aware if they are short on beds by having waiting times available like they do with their A&E services.
“I felt I was falling behind with school, with friends. I felt like I was falling behind in the world, really, and sometimes it feels like it's really hard to stay afloat.”After her suicide attempt, Mia says for about a month she couldn't move or sit up.
“I was in constant pain. I was on medication, just to not cry. And then I had to relearn a lot - basic things like sitting up and eventually standing, even though it's still very much assisted. And I had to relearn certain motor skills. And then I had to adjust to life in a wheelchair and managing being paraplegic and feeling like it's never going to get any better," she says.Monthly data published by NHS England shows that mental health services often struggle to provide the right care to young people. Since April 2023, psychiatric services have assessed the impact of 94,802 treatments that have been offered to young people to see how their mental health has changed. They show that:Added together, 54% of scores showed either no improvement or a deterioration.
Responding to the BBC’s analysis of the data, NHS England said: “Not everyone can get better and stabilising symptoms gives opportunities to re-assess patient needs and look at new options. If you are struggling with your mental health do come forward for help."Mia does a series of daily exercises to strengthen her muscles and maintain movement. A high-performing student, she desperately misses school. The mental health service is now giving her a range of different therapies, which she sees as coming “far too late".
There is now another challenge, however. Mia’s block of flats has no lift, and a request to install a stairlift has been delayed for months as the housing association questions whether it would be a fire hazard. To attend therapy or hospital appointments, Mia has to shuffle down two flights of stairs on her bottom, while her mother carries her wheelchair.
Southern Housing, which owns the block, told the BBC it does not have any adapted housing that meets Mia’s needs, and that their fire safety specialist is working alongside a lift surveyor and the occupational therapy team at Islington Council “to investigate whether this is possible”.It is thought he started on his usual walk home in Irthlingborough, through the Stanwick Lakes nature reserve to Raunds, but he never made it home.
His body was discovered in one of the lakes in an area that was fenced off with barbed wire.His mother is certain his intention was to make his way home because he would "never ever leave Angel, his parrot".
Mr Attwood's route through Stanwick Lakes took him over a bridge which Ms Baker described as "so busy, there's people fishing, there's children playing in the water".She said he had lost his phone and would often seek help from passers-by.