Alice Litman, from Brighton, took her own life last May while she was waiting for NHS treatment.
By Ben Weisz & Hamish Mureddu-ReidA transgender woman who took her own life had not been offered the care which could have saved her, her mother has told her inquest.
The hearing at Sussex County Cricket Ground in Hove was told Alice had been waiting for her appointment with the service for 1.023 days.Peter and Caroline Litman say they hope lessons will be learned from Alice's death She said during an initial meeting with a GP in early 2018, where Alice had a low mood and anxiety, but had not yet come out as trans, the doctor told Alice to play more football."In my view, felt she was not being taken seriously, and doctors did not understand her."hereAlice was referred to CAMHS in 2019, following a suicide attempt.
Dr Litman told the court that ultimately, long waits for gender affirming care from both NHS and private sources had led to Alice feeling helpless - and earlier support could have prevented her death.
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