Show Notes
Ben Morris was a 20-year-old father who wanted to get better for his baby girl. His mental health was deteriorating and he needed to be in a place of safety.
Ben was found dead in his room in an Essex mental health ward in December 2008. But his mother Lisa, does not accept that he took his own life. She believes someone took it from him and in this episode, she explains why.
Follow Melanie Leahy's fight for justice: https://curementalhealth.co.uk/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/470129540220825/
To find out more about the Lampard Inquiry: https://lampardinquiry.org.uk/
Please note this episode includes both references to sexual assault, self-harm and suicide. If you need support, please see the links below to organisations that can help:
https://www.mind.org.uk/ - Mental health & Identity support https://www.spuk.org.uk/ - Suicide Prevention UK https://www.samaritans.org/ - The Samaritans https://988lifeline.org/ - Suicide Prevention USA https://www.suicidepreventionaust.org/ - Suicide Prevention Australia https://www.pieta.ie/ - Suicide Prevention Ireland
https://www.thesurvivorstrust.org/ - For people who have been the victim of sexual abuse (UK)
https://www.rainn.org/ - Sexual Abuse Support USA
https://www.nasasv.org.au/support-directory - Sexual Abuse Support Australia
https://www.rcni.ie/useful-links/ - Sexual Abuse Support Ireland
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EPUTS ROR via their website: https://eput.nhs.uk/the-lampard-inquiry/
To see other podcasts by Naomi Channell, please find the information here: https://linktr.ee/realtruecrimepodcast Naomi produces a weekly true crime podcast called 'Real', as well as other multipart deep dives including: 'His Name Was Stuart Lubbock' 'Her Name Was Claudia Lawrence' 'Through The Wall: The Case Against Luke Mitchell' 'What Happened To Charlene Downes?' 'Who Killed Billie-Jo?'
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