Exclusive I felt my heart beating out my chest : Daughter speaks of heartache after dad s suicide
THE daughter of a man who took his own life has spoken out about the heartache of losing her dad following a battle with his mental health. Kevin Clark passed away one year ago today, aged 49. The Castlemilk man had suffered from mental health issues for years, explained his daughter Jasmine, who spoke out ahead of the one-year anniversary of her dad’s death.
Kevin Clark The 25-year-old said: “I wasn’t feeling well that afternoon and I had went for a nap. My sister had phoned me, and she was just screaming down the phone. I was telling her to calm down because I didn’t know what she was trying to tell me.
An Aberdeen councillor has praised the local authority's mental health support. Councillor Claire Imrie has been speaking as the UK’s annual Mental Health Awareness Week celebrations draw to a close.Aberdeen City Council has developed a series of programmes and joined a series of initiatives in the last 18 months to maintain and enhance the mental health and wellbeing of staff and the wider public.
Exclusive ALMOST one year ago, Annette McKenzie and I sat down to talk about suicide. In particular, we spoke about a spate of tragic young deaths in the South Side. It was the four-year anniversary of the death of her daughter, Britney Mazzoncini, and the mum-of-three from Pollok opened up about the heartbreak and devastation that was tormenting her local community. Ten months on from that conversation, the 38-year-old says she wishes she could tell me that things have improved. She said: “I wish I could tell you something different today, but things have actually got worse. “This year alone, we have lost so many. How many funerals have there been? And we are only five months in.”
United To Prevent Suicide is Scotland’s suicide prevention movement, launched in September last year. So far more than 2000 people have signed up and pledged to learn how to help people in crisis. But the movement needs as many supporters as possible to help make a difference. United To Prevent Suicide Social Movement Manager Kirstie Cusick said: “United To Prevent Suicide is a way to bring people together from across Scotland, including Glasgow, so that we all have the confidence to talk about suicide and be confident to be able to connect someone to the right support, when needed. We are united in a shared belief that each and every one of us has a role to play in preventing suicide.