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The Ripple Effect

Series 1

Episode 5: Jacqueline

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio OrkneyLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio Scotland Highlands and Islands

Mental illness affects 1 in 4 of us and statistics tell us that each day in Scotland, alone, 2 people will take their own lives. Imagine how many wives, mothers, fathers, daughters, grandparents, friends, and colleagues will be affected by that trauma- these are the people who are trying to care for and love someone close to them who's in a desperate mental state.
Clare English explores 'The Ripple effect' of mental illness. In the final episode, in the final episode, we hear from Jacqueline who talks about the devastating impact of losing her partner to suicide. Show less

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