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Originally Posted by Chris
I guess I can only speak for the way it’s dealt with in young people in Scotland, where your first port of call in either case is always CAMHS (Child & Adolescent Mental Health Services) - I have first hand experience of this, and can attest that there is no care pathway available to any young person in Scotland who has attempted or contemplated taking their own life that does not involve a referral to a mental health practitioner (usually a suitably qualified nurse in the first instance, and a psychiatrist soon after if required).
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From my own experience, when it comes to severe chronic pain with all the medical evidence and with that a limited quality of life, the mental health service takes it all the info into consideration. The result was due to the factors involved they didn't accept the way the/my mindset was/is as a mental health issue but acceptable in the circumstances. I would have a mental health issue if I didn't feel the way I do. Quite bizarre but there you go.