late for robert. he was a really kindhearted person. he struggled through lockdown. two weeks afterjoanne asked for support, he took his own life. the day he killed himself, i had a phone call from the mental health team, says, can i speak to robert ryan? well, he s not here no more. they went, what do you mean? i said to them, i ve just found him dead. i said, you re a bit late, aren t you? what did they say? i m so sorry to hear that, i wish i could have got back sooner. and it feels like it s my fault, because i didn t get the help. it s not your fault. ..quick enough for him. and now she can t forget. and i can see the flashbacks in my head all the time. it s like, it s always reminding me, i can see him every day in my head, when i get up, when i go
john says he s not seen a gp all year. you don t know what to think, what to do, who to speak to. people look at you like you belong in a lunatic asylum when you speak about your mental health. it s like.they don t realise there s thousands suffering. we re church on the street, we ve just had a telephone call. and she don t want to live anymore? yeah, and she s took an overdose. you do know we have to ring an ambulance, don t you? i this evening, pastor mick received three calls in an hour from people at risk of suicide. she s only just took them. but he can t answer every call. i didn t answer the phone. and i got the message that if you don t answer the phone, i m going to kill myself. and they did. help also came too late for robert. he was a really kindhearted person. he struggled through lockdown. two weeks afterjoanne asked
he s gone over, hasn t he? has anybody rung an ambulance? months later, we return to pastor mick s church. every other person i meet is struggling with one form of mental health or another. i ve been diagnosed with borderline personality disorder and i have anxiety. to come out of- a psychiatric unit. to the street. ..to the street. whether that s anxiety, paranoia. they stare at me all the time. ..unable to cope in everyday life. i feel lost. i want to be human again. it s notjust here in burnley, it s all over the country. and the people who suffer most are the ones at the bottom of the pile, always. i don t think i can do it. it s too hard. i ve really worked hard for you this afternoon! j this closed down gym now reborn, a refuge for the desperate. stop shouting and talk to me properly. -
hit particularly hard by the impact of the pandemic, and in east lancashire, - urgent and emergency mental health referrals for the most serious of cases almost - quadrupled injuly compared to the same month in 2019. | he s gone over, hasn t he? has anybody rung an ambulance? months later, we return to pastor mick s church. every other person i meet is struggling with one form of mental health or another. i ve been diagnosed with borderline personality disorder and i have anxiety. to come out of- a psychiatric unit. to the street. ..to the street. whether that s anxiety, paranoia. they stare at me all the time. ..unable to cope in everyday life. i feel lost. i want to be human again. it s notjust here in burnley, it s all over the country. and the people who suffer most are the ones at the bottom of the pile, always. i don t think i can do it.
i m caring for a disabled person, that s a full time job. it s really hard to get food for myself because i haven t got much money on me and i can t go out anywhere. a couple of days food means everything to us. we ve got nurses over there because these guys can t access healthcare. that s what s happened. the needs massive, absolutely colossal. i suffer from depression and this coronavirus has made it ten times worse. if it hadn t been for all these, i d basically be dead. i ve seen people who are working that can t make ends meet. any time you ve got money, it disappears as fast as you ve got it. the bills swallow it up. with the coronavirus as well, with the reduction in wages, it s not easy to cope. so this means you can eat? eat, yes, and it helps out wherever you re stuck. are you worried about coronavirus? yes, yeah, i don t want it. why don t you stay at home,