‘Today Milly’s voice was heard’: Mother of girl who died by suicide took High Court case to highlight mental health systemFiona Tuomey with her husband Tim and daughter Daisy from Templeogue Dublin leaving the Four Courts in Dublin. They lost their daughter Milly Tuomey to suicide in 2016. Photograph: Collins CourtsThe mother of an 11-year-old girl who died by suicide has spoken in the High Court about how her daughter had struggled and they sought help in the weeks before her death.
Ms Tuomey was speaking in court as her family settled for €65,000 a High Court action over Milly’s death in January 2016, eight weeks after the family first sought help for her mental health problems.Laura Kennedy: In Australia, my heart is broken for want of a spice bagDuring that time a suicide diary was found and there was an urgent referral in December 2015 to mental health services, but an appointment was given for January 5th, 2016, a day after Milly died.
He said the litigation was not about monetary compensation but to highlight the mental health system. He said the Health Service Executive had the key to unlocking the system. The Tuomeys brought the case to expose the lack of reaction in Milly’s case and the tragedy that happened, he said. In an apology read to the court, the management of St John of God Community Services apologised for the deficits in care provided to Milly.
The letter, which was signed by CEO Clare Dempsey, also stated that a waiting list initiative was introduced following Milly’s death to streamline assessments and treatment paths to reduce waiting lists.
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