Episode 8: Justice for Joshua
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In this episode, we see what happens when staff make the wrong decision. A decision that can mean the difference between life or death. 35-year-old Joshua Leader was about to admitted into a mental health unit in Essex, after a mental health nurse saw that Joshua was on the edge of life. But another nurse decided that wasn't going to happen, without reading Joshua's notes and without giving him a proper assessment. He was sent home and 2 days later, he was dead. This is Joshua's story, told by his brother Dan. Follow Melanie Leahy's fight for justice: https://curementalhealth.co.uk/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/470129540220825/ To find out more about the Lampard Inquiry: https://lampardinquiry.org.uk/ Listen to Sam's song 'Fighting For Justice' here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2u5H0K8hvg&t=31s Please note this episode includes both references to sexual assault, self-harm and suicide. If you need support, please see the links below to organisations that can help: https://www.mind.org.uk/ - Mental health & Identity support https://www.spuk.org.uk/ - Suicide Prevention UK https://www.samaritans.org/ - The Samaritans https://988lifeline.org/ - Suicide Prevention USA https://www.suicidepreventionaust.org/ - Suicide Prevention Australia https://www.pieta.ie/ - Suicide Prevention Ireland If you would like to support for the show, you can do so here, thank you so much:  https://www.buymeacoffee.com/podcast4justice EPUTS ROR via their website: https://eput.nhs.uk/the-lampard-inquiry/ To see other podcasts by Naomi Channell, please find the information here: https://linktr.ee/realtruecrimepodcast Naomi produces a weekly true crime podcast called 'Real', as well as other multipart deep dives including: 'His Name Was Stuart Lubbock' 'Her Name Was Claudia Lawrence' 'Through The Wall: The Case Against Luke Mitchell' 'What Happened To Charlene Downes?' 'Who Killed Billie-Jo?' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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