With a tenth of young people suffering from mental ill health, investigations reporter Andrew Hirst takes a look at the support available at schools in Suffolk…
The terrifying bouts of anxiety which led to Helen’s attempted suicide first started when she was asked to read aloud during her high school lessons in Suffolk.
At 13 years old she said her fears of making a mistake and being laughed at by the other students began to dominate her thoughts. Before long she had started to feel ill.