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Burnham backs mandatory suicide prevention training for social workers after parent-carer Matilda Davis’s death
UK NewsPoliticsHealth•October 21, 2026 at 3:46 PMNational

Burnham backs mandatory suicide prevention training for social workers after parent-carer Matilda Davis’s death

By Josh Halliday North of England editor•The Guardian - UK News

Former art teacher, who cared for her disabled son, ‘received almost no support’, said her local MP Manuela PerteghellaAndy Burnham has backed mandatory suicide prevention training for social workers after the “devastating” death of Matilda Davis, a parent-carer who killed herself minutes after meeting professionals.The Guardian revealed in August how the “absolutely inspirational” 36-year-old had taken her life after feeling “completely exhausted” and failed by England’s social care system. Continue reading...

Former art teacher, who cared for her disabled son, ‘received almost no support’, said her local MP Manuela Perteghella

Andy Burnham has backed mandatory suicide prevention training for social workers after the “devastating” death of Matilda Davis, a parent-carer who killed herself minutes after meeting professionals.

The Guardian revealed in August how the “absolutely inspirational” 36-year-old had taken her life after feeling “completely exhausted” and failed by England’s social care system.

Continue reading...