People who bully are scum. They are cowards in reality, and have something wrong with them. They bully others to make up for their own pathetic personal insecurities, and elevate their own false 'good' feelings about themselves. It's the only thing that makes them feel 'happy'. Unfortunately, there are many of them in school and working-life. Companies do have anti-bullying policies, but you will find that many charged with overseeing that are often bullies themselves. It's a despicable illness in despicable people.

I feel so sorry for Adam and his family.

Britt/Canada - unfortunately some people are gonna commit suicide even after coming into contact with support services, you can't be suing (or money grabbing as I call it) left right and centre. People like you mouth off as if you're intimately associated with the cases and know what you're talking about!

another case of these ones with the huge pay packets not doing their jobs properly

More money needs to be put in to deal with mental health issues. The current state of the system is terrible and something needs to be done.

When a person goes into hospital for an intervention/operation, there will inevitably be a risk that they will not survive. In general medicine, the staff are usually thanked, in any case, for their care. In mental health, there,unfortunately, appears to exist a "blame culture,"where a mental health practitioner has, apparently, failed, to predict that a patient being discharged will go on to harm or kill himself.Many patients who come into mental health care have psycho-social problems, which cannot be resolved by a long stay in hospital, as their need for care exists within their domestic environment.To this end, care is focused in the community,by social worker involvement, counselling, psychology, support groups etc.In addition, remaining in hospital can increase their anxiety, being amongst patients, who suffer from psychotic disorders.They are also being given a distorted message, that, should they have problems with relationships, as Adam appears to have had, that going into hospital will, somehow, resolve all these.This is not true. Problems with peers and family need to be addressed within the home environment.A mental health worker,(not being able to see, for example, an enlarged appendix, as a general practitioner would,)can only base opinions on what they see at the time, plus the patient's history, which may involve previous self-harm, and then make decisions on the patient's future, according to the circumstances.They have to take into consideration the patient's own responsibility for their actions, should they not be suffering fom a psychotic disorder, as, apparently, Adam had problems,but not a mental illness.Adam acted on impulse,as was his nature, although he may have benefitted from assistance,offered, in the community, should he have accepted this, and which may have taken a long time, considering his past problems, to achieve.My heart goes out to Adam, who must have felt so distressed, because of his personal problems, and his family, who must feel equally distressed at the loss of their dear son. However, crass remarks about people, quote, "with the huge pay packets not doing their job properly,"are cruel,without foundation,and do not take into consideration the thought and care given, by mental health staff, to young people entering mental health services.

Unkind comments can be seen on here every day.Usually regarding peoples looks rather than the story.They may be called fat,ugly,big ears.As most posters are men it gets particularly nasty with regards to women featured in stories of any kind,so theres no need to wonder where children get it from.I agree with PW as to some of the reasons behind it.Also for a cheap laugh,jealousy,bitterness.Many of the nasty comments are repeated over and over again.If someone has commited murder,rather than comment on that they write comments about the size of the ears.Even worse much of it is from the older generation.I believe its one of those things that rubs off.If you cant win an arguement then its ok to go for someones looks,or intellect,or whether theyre unemployed,on benefits,live on a council estate,hit or dont hit their children,use drugs or not,support certain teams.We can all be guilty of it.Ive found that even with close friends it can come out sometimes.A more indirect aggression,and going both ways.Some people are more robust than others and can take it on the chin.Others are worn down by it and their esteem and life destroyed.Ive got tougher as I get older and more forgiving,seeing some of the reasons behind it.Add mental health problems ,that can make people more fragile at times and tragic stories like this one and it can be seen as a major problem in our society.At home,school in the workplace and on forums like this one.Sticks and stones some may say.Ive noticed how my young ones in the family when shown a story make no comment on the colour ,size or looks of a person.Where personal comments about others kick in early and they become the feared school bully ,you only have to look at the parents and grandparents to see where its come from.

One of the major problems in mental health services is that the users of that service are the experts.Recently a friend pointed out to a knowall housing officer of 6mths that she had been a council tenant for 30 yrs and didnt appriciate her comments and ideas being dismissed.