Great Dunmow dad left heartbreaking note to mental health services before taking his own life
‘I let them in not even thinking what they were going to say and the first thing they said was we’ve found a body’ A […]
Call for Public Inquiry
Mum whose son died in care urges other families to join call for inquiry into Essex mental health deaths
Melanie Leahy’s 20-year-old son Matthew was found dead at an Essex hospital in 2012. By Rachel Lucas, specialist producer. A mum who is calling for […]
Renewed calls for inquiry into Matthew Leahy’s death at mental health unit
Campaigner – Melanie Leahy has been campaigning for a public inquiry into her son’s death at the Linden Centre
The death of Matthew Leahy: ‘Eight years on and my son has not had justice’
Investigations surrounding the death of Matthew Leahy while in NHS care have been reopened. The nursing regulator has reopened fitness to practice cases into three […]
Mum campaigning to change mental health support in son’s memory
A DETERMINED mum who is behind an eight-year campaign following the death of her son in a mental health unit has joined a crusade to […]
Letter for your MP
100000 signatures on a Uk Government Petition calling for a Public Inquiry Into the death of Matthew Leahy have been obtained. An opportunity now exists for […]
VIDEO: A catalogue of failings after son found hanging at mental health unit.
Matthew Leahy died, aged 20, in November 2012. He was found hanging in his room at the Linden Centre, a mental health unit in Essex. Today […]
Matthew Leahy Campaign- General Election Demands
NEWS: A Mothers General Election Campaign Demands 6 November 2019 Ahead of the general election I am sharing my campaign and asking for your support in […]
Tolleshunt Knights mum reaches 100,000 signatures
A MUM’S petition to launch a public inquiry into her son’s death has reached 100,000 signatures despite being closed early by Parliament. Melanie Leahy, of […]
“It’s another kick in the teeth”: Grieving families’ petitions dropped as parliament shuts
With the Petitions Committee closed for the election, campaigners will have to start collecting signatures from scratch. Members of the public who have spent months […]
