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The Ripple Effect

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A series that hears from people who live with someone affected by mental health issues

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The Ripple Effect: Series 1

The Ripple Effect: Series 1: Episode 5: Jacqueline

Episode 5

Episode 5: Jacqueline

Series 1

Jacqueline

BBC Radio Scotland - The Ripple Effect, Series 1, Jacqueline

Jacqueline talks about the devastating impact of losing a loved one to suicide.

Clare English hears from people who live with someone affected by mental health problems. She hears from Jacqueline about the devastating impact of losing a partner to suicide.

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.

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Clare English hears from people who live with someone affected by mental health problems.

Clare English hears from people who live with someone affected by mental health problems

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