What is behind our mental health pandemic?
*CW: This episode contains discussions about suicide*
More than a hundred of you - our listeners - have been in touch to share your own experiences with mental health care (or lack of it) in this country.
Collectively, you paint a picture of a system in crisis, a pandemic particularly amongst the young which we cannot deal with.
We hear from Roman Kemp - who's called on the government to put mental health provision in all our schools.
And we talk to those working on the front line who offer their understanding of brain chemistry - where it's going wrong and what's happening in our society.
Samaritans have helplines open to all callers including young people 24/7. They also respond to emails and have an online chat system that uses volunteers and not bots. You can find Samaritans by calling 116 123.
Editor: Tom Hughes
Senior Producer: Gabriel Radus
Producer: Laura FitzPatrick
Planning Producer: Alex Barnett
Social Media Editor: Georgia Foxwell
Video Producer: Will Gibson-Smith
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