froze to death on the streets of Dartmouth just hours after they say their daughter was dismissed from a mental health clinic.They blame Nova Scotia’s mental health system.“We’re are very frustrated with the system and very angry,” mother Irina Andriychuk said. “We lost our daughter to, actually, a terrible health system.”Irina and Mike Andriychuk said their daughter Yuliya died the night of Nov.
14, 2022. She was 32 years old.Her medical records indicate she went into mental distress while outdoors and died from hypothermia.The Andriychuks say Yuliya had been dismissed from a mental health clinic just days prior, without medication.
Read more: N.S. social workers call out government’s plan to offer one free counselling session It was the end of a two-year battle with the province’s mental health system for the family.
Last week, Yuliya’s parents emailed provincial Health Minister Michelle Thompson calling for answers about their daughter’s death.“Yuliya was not terminally ill, and with adequate treatment and support she could live a long and happy life,” the Feb.