'We screamed for help' Mum of young Scot who took own life in four death tragedy has stark warning on support
Allison King has spoken out as service providers warn of a 'mental health emergency' and 'lost generation' of Scots youngsters in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.We told how Allison King's 21 year-old son, Richie, was found dead in Galston, East Ayrshire on April 10, 2019.Between March 17 and June 23 that year Richie, his girlfriend, Karly McCallum, 18, and their childhood pals, Codey Brown, 18 and 28-year-old George Dykes all died suddenly.There were no suspicious circumstances surrounding any of the four tragic deaths.The Scottish Children’s Services Coalition (SCSC), a group of independent and third sector providers of children’s services, revealed that the number of Scots kids waiting over a year for mental health treatment has