I SAT UP LATE...

... last night and watched a harrowing and heartbreaking piece of TV "I took my baby's life" which has left me reeling if I'm honest. Essentially a young mother went through a series of crises in her life just after her son was born, resulting in a breakdown or the onset of a serious mental condition which tragically culminated in her taking her baby's life thinking that she was keeping him safe. Having been discharged from hospital despite her family pleading for her to be sectioned and having been told she wasn't severe enough, she went to stay with her brother for the night and that is where this awful incident happened. The family were clearly aware that she was a danger to herself, but never thought she would harm the child she clearly adored. If only the health authorities had listened to their concerns the outcome could have been so different. The whole mental health thing makes me furious. "Give them a tablet and it'll be alright" - well I'm sorry but that is just containment not treatment... ... and we're caught up in the thick of it.