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The Importance of Listening
In September of 2021, Tom returned to university. But just one month later, he was dead. He had been talking about taking his life and David decided to section him. Being sectioned means you're kept in hospital under the mental health act. Whether or not you agree to it or want to go, i.e. it's involuntary. And my reaction then was that's a very bad move for Tom. On that day, as Tom was on his way to the hospital, David did manage to get hold of him on the phone. He was frightened. It was actually the day before his 22 birthday. I've spoken before about how as a parent you sometimes kind of naturally know