Bullied 12-year-old struggled to get mental health support before suicide, inquest hears
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Charley-Ann Patterson's mother accuses school of failing to deal with inappropriate messages among pupils
The mother of a bullied 12-year-old girl has said her daughter struggled to get mental health support on the NHS in the months before she killed herself, and accused her school of failing to deal with inappropriate messages circulating among pupils.
The mother of Charley-Ann Patterson, Jamie, told a hearing that despite being seen by three medical professionals, Charley-Ann had been unable to get mental health support in the months before her death.
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