A daughter(Leanne) finds her dad(Stephen) and her step-mum(Karen) dead after he calls his wife "the devil" in a FB post at 3am in the morning. He allegedly stabbed his wife to death in the chest and neck in which Stephen then committed suicide after.
He had allegedly been suffering from mental health issues such as depression and even possibly hallucinations. Recently before the incident he had just come out of hospital from taking an overdose a few days before.
His family had tried to get him to stay in hospital, as well as attempted to get an inquest but no one had responded. The daughter had even tried to contact support groups for her father to help ease his depression and anxiety.
His daughter describes him as guitar lover as well as a loveable person. However, the situation could of been avoided completely if the services the family tried to contact had actually responded and offered the necessary assistance.
This is quite a tragic incident, in which although most situations may not be as severe it is quite a common situation in that of mental health.
This represents an issue of mental health and how it is viewed and the way in which it is handled which is obviously insufficient.
You clearly researched the topic talked about in here, and used examples. You could have used a comparison or included a similar case to improve the post.
ReplyDeleteYou've stated what the story is about and what it represents in society. However you need to compare it to another story and talk about the context.
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