He Died Waiting: Learning the Lessons - A Bereaved Mother's View of Mental Health Services

Caroline's eldest son, Tim, had a bipolar disorder. The mental health services he encountered were chaotic, inaccessible, and unsafe. Tim never seemed to be the right kind of ill to get the help he needed. Like many other people with mental illness, he joined an endless waiting list. He died waiting for an appointment.

Caroline was thrust into the incomprehensible and brutal procedures that follow an 'unexpected death'. The collision of her professional and personal life led to consequences...