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File on 4: Three Friends

Three Friends

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Why did three friends die while under the care of same mental health trust?

Why did three friends who were all under the care of the same mental health trust die within months of each other - and what could have been done to save them?

They were born in the same month of the same year: Emily, Nadia, and Christie.  The three young women who lived close to each other in the North East of England became friends, their lives intertwined due to severe mental health problems. They shared their innermost fears, their thoughts and laughs. But their tragic deaths came within eight months of each other while under the care of the same mental health trust. An investigation has higlighted multiple failings by the Tees Esk and Wear Valley Mental Health Trust. File on 4 tells their stories in their own words and hears from those closest to them, and asks what could have been done to save them all.

Details of organisations offering information and support with mental health or feelings of despair are available at https://www.bbc.co.uk/actionline

Reporter: Datshiane Navanayagam
Producer: Fergus Hewison
Technical Producer: Richard Hannaford
Production Team: Tim Fernley and Jordan King
Editor: Carl Johnston

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