Don't be so British, urges new suicide prevention minister, as she calls for more openness about mental health “Hindsight is a wonderful thing,” says Jackie Doyle-Price, as she recalls the reaction to her appointment as Britain’s first minister for suicide prevention, just over two months ago.
She was swiftly reminded of a joke made four years before, when she said she “would sooner jump off Beachy Head” than join UKIP.
Having been appointed by Theresa May to tackle the stigma surrounding mental health problems, the unearthing of comments about Britain’s best known suicide spot made for a bumpy start.
Reflecting back, she says: “As I’m suicide prevention minister it clearly wasn't the best turn of phrase to use, we do need to be sensitive to language - but equally we shouldn’t let suicide become taboo.” The Daily Telegraph
No comments:
Post a Comment