He shared his experience with a BBC programme
A deaf patient at a Northampton hospital would "drink till blacking out" to try and "ease the pain" of his mental health struggles. Currently based within the St Andrew’s Healthcare’s community housing, he decided to openly share his experience with the programme See Hear on BBC Two.
READ MORE: Northampton school partially reopens to Year 11 pupils after stabbing with 'support available' During the interview, the patient then described how he was sectioned - which is why he became a patient at the Charity. The Men's Mental Health Deaf Service is the largest UK medium secure service for deaf men aged between 18 and 65.
He added: “Now I have face-to-face therapy with British Sign Language support. It’s good because it helps me to share all the things that were a problem in my past which were linked to my drinking.
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