A mother-of-four is calling on the Minister for Health for better mental health services after revealing her ten-year-old son is repeatedly trying to take his own life. A mother-of-four is calling on the Minister for Health for better mental health services after revealing her ten-year-old son is repeatedly trying to take his own life. 'Our family is broken' - desperate mother writes to Health Minister for help with son (10) who is self-harmingJennifer Hurley (29) from Cork wrote to Simon Harris outlining the struggles she is facing with her 10-year-old son Séan. "He told his teacher he's going to stab himself in the head, or he's going to stab himself in the arm. Earlier this week, Jennifer wrote a letter to Minister for Health Simon Harris calling on him to improve mental health services in the country.

Source: Irish Independent October 20, 2018 16:57 UTC