'Things need to change': Inside Essex's mental health service crisis | ITV News

Warning: This video contains details that some viewers may find distressing Carole's youngest son Lee took his own life in 2019. Three months after leaving an Essex mental health unit. "I love you so much and I'm sorry," reads the letter he left for his mother. "We had to bury him the week after his 21st birthday. The first thought is he should be here. He should be with us, he should be enjoying this with us. He's missed everything and he might not have if he'd got the help that he asked for." Read the full story on the ITV News website: https://www.itv.com/news/2024-09-06/things-needs-to-change-inside-essexs-mental-health-service-crisis • Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http://bit.ly/2lOHmNj • Get breaking news and more stories at http://www.itv.com/news Follow ITV News on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/itvnews/ Follow ITV News on Twitter: https://twitter.com/itvnews Follow ITV News on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/itvnews/