The diary of a teenager who committed suicide in a psychiatric hospital

the young Sarah Greenher, 17 years old, she had a long history of self-harm and psychological problems She found that they required attention from mental health professionals, which led to her being admitted and admitted to the Orchand Unit at Cheadle Royal Hospital in Stockport, UK. A specialized unit for adolescents with mental disorders.

Sarah went bullying victim her during her adolescence and she suffered psychological problems that led her to continually self-harm. Despite the fact that Sara was getting excellent marks in her GCSE subjects (equivalent to the highest grade in Spain) and she aspired to go to university, she was no stranger to the bullying she had suffered, and she was suffering internally.

A history of suicide attempts and self-harm

Sara developed Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and began attending therapy with the psychiatrist Grimsby Child of the Adolescent Mental Health Service (Adolescent Mental Illness Service) UK. In February 2011, she tried to end her life after an overdose.

and she was voluntarily admitted to Ash Villa, a therapeutic unit located in Sleaford and specialized in the treatment of minors. Soon after, she was discharged and returned to her home.

But her attempts to suicide they did not stop, and on July 12, 2013 Sara suffered another overdose. This time, however, she was taken to an adult psychiatric facility in Doncaster, where she attempted to hang herself with a sheet. She was then taken to the adult center in Scunthorpe, and subsequently admitted to the Orchand Unit of Cheadle Royal Hospital in Stockport on July 17, 2013.

Different cases of attempted suicide and self-harm by Sara occurred before she was admitted to this last center. In March 2014 Sara was found on the floor of her room. She was unconscious.

The medical personnel who entered the room observed that she had self-harmed with a notebook binding wire. Despite her attempts to save her life, medical staff confirmed her death on March 18, 2014.

What really happened?

Sara's parents do not understand why she was allowed to go to her home when she evidently was not fully recovered, and raise the question of whether there really was negligence in how the treatment of her daughter was carried out. Her parents cannot understand why certain medical behaviors were not notified to the family in due time.

jane evansSara Green's mother said: “I hope the investigation will address my concerns about the way Sara was treated by the Orchard Unit. In particular, if the staff did not take adequate measures to protect my daughter against the risk she posed to her, and if she was properly cared for."

Besides, Deborah Coles, co-director of Inquest says: "The death of a girl in a private institution, that she was admitted there because of her vulnerability to her suicide, she must be subjected to the most rigorous investigation". Inquest has been working with Sara Green's family since her death in 2014. The family is represented by the members of the Inquest Abogados Group, who are in charge of bringing to light what really happened with the young Sara.

Criticism of how the treatment was carried out

Some experts say that the distance from the center to her home could be one of her causes, but it was not possible to admit her closer to her home. Mental health services, not just in Britain, seem to have some difficulties in carrying out their work successfully.

Inquest claims that, since 2010, In the UK alone, nine young people have died while in psychiatric detention centers. The case of Sara Green has raised the alarm about how these treatments should be carried out.

Sara Green's diary comes to light

The case of Sara Green has returned to the news since her personal diary has come to light. In this one you can appreciate the suffering of the young woman, who was hospitalized far from her own home.

Regarding the fact of being bullied at school, Sara herself wrote this in her diary: “I am not accepted at school. There is a limit to the number of insults that a person can tolerate. They hate me for who I am, but I really hate myself. I don't know why what they do to me affects me so much."

young sarah she even recounted her first suicide attempt, in which she gorged herself on medication to die of an overdose: “I wish I could tell the truth about how things have gotten worse. I'm wrong. Internally; I'm devastated"

But of course, in those hard times, Sara was taken away from her family, and she confessed: “I want to go back to my home. I just wait for the time when mom and Stacey can visit me because not being able to see them has made me feel so much worse.

Many wonder if stopping contact with her family was the best thing to do. She in her opinion: “What has happened is that since I came to this place I have worsened and I think much more about suicide. Suicidal thoughts are becoming more frequent.

This case has to make us think about the suffering of people with mental disorders. In Sara's own words, what was happening to her was hurting her a lot inside. “I want to be someone else, I want freedom. I need something to get out of this great pain. I haven't been happy for a long time."

Rest in peace.