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Lanarkshire woman who lost partner to suicide will never give up fight for better mental health services

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A determined Lanarkshire woman who lost her partner to suicide led a demo at the Scottish Parliament recently.Luke Henderson died in 2017 but had desperately asked for help up to eight times in the week before.Karen McKeown, 34, from Mossend near Bellshill, Luke’s partner and mum of his two children, has since been campaigning for a full review of Scotland’s mental health services and crisis support.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

Get all the news from your area – as well as features, entertainment, sport and the latest on Lanarkshire’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic – straight to your fingertips, 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories, and allows you to customise your page to the sections that matter most to you.Head to the App Store and never miss a beat in Lanarkshire - iOS - Android She says that Luke was failed in his hour of need by the health services and risk assessment.

He was deemed “low risk” during an assessment the night before he died.She was joined by other families bereaved by suicide at the Holyrood protest, demanding an urgent review of the services by the Scottish Government.Karen submitted the petition two years ago which is currently being considered by the Scottish Parliament’s Citizen’s Participation and Public Petition Committee.“The response I got from MSPs was very positive,” said Karen. “The demo was in support of the petition and hopefully when it comes back up at the committee they will agree to review mental health services.“I’ve been campaigning for five years now since I lost my partner.

After the first petition I submitted was closed I had to wait a year, and then submitted another which is almost the same.”A number of

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