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| A mother whose son was found dead in an area of south Wales hit by a series of apparent suicides is campaigning for better mental health services. | A mother whose son was found dead in an area of south Wales hit by a series of apparent suicides is campaigning for better mental health services. |
| Tracy Roberts' son Anthony Martin, 19, is one of 22 young people in Bridgend county to die since the start of 2007. | Tracy Roberts' son Anthony Martin, 19, is one of 22 young people in Bridgend county to die since the start of 2007. |
| Mrs Roberts has started a petition urging the assembly government to give more money to the Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University NHS Trust unit. | Mrs Roberts has started a petition urging the assembly government to give more money to the Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University NHS Trust unit. |
| The trust has said previously it was in touch with Mrs Roberts. | The trust has said previously it was in touch with Mrs Roberts. |
| Mr Martin, a catering assistant, was found hanged in April last year at his home in the Cefn Glas area of Bridgend. | Mr Martin, a catering assistant, was found hanged in April last year at his home in the Cefn Glas area of Bridgend. |
| His mother Tracy Roberts, 38, who lives in Port Talbot, claims her son should have been given more help after he was made redundant and became depressed. | His mother Tracy Roberts, 38, who lives in Port Talbot, claims her son should have been given more help after he was made redundant and became depressed. |
| When he went to Bridgend hospital he was told he didn't fit a certain criteria so he was told to go home Tracy Roberts | When he went to Bridgend hospital he was told he didn't fit a certain criteria so he was told to go home Tracy Roberts |
| She said Mr Martin was self-harming every day in the run up to his death and attended appointments at the Princess of Wales Hospital, Bridgend. | She said Mr Martin was self-harming every day in the run up to his death and attended appointments at the Princess of Wales Hospital, Bridgend. |
| Mrs Roberts, who also has three daughters, believes her son was not offered the help he needed, and is campaigning for more money for the unit he attended. | Mrs Roberts, who also has three daughters, believes her son was not offered the help he needed, and is campaigning for more money for the unit he attended. |
| "He tried to take his life twice before, and when he went to Bridgend hospital he was told he didn't fit a certain criteria so he was told to go home," she told the Port Talbot Guardian newspaper. | "He tried to take his life twice before, and when he went to Bridgend hospital he was told he didn't fit a certain criteria so he was told to go home," she told the Port Talbot Guardian newspaper. |
| She said: "If things don't improve then people will continue to kill themselves - it's a big problem in Neath Port Talbot and Bridgend - something needs to be done about it." | She said: "If things don't improve then people will continue to kill themselves - it's a big problem in Neath Port Talbot and Bridgend - something needs to be done about it." |
| Patient confidentiality | Patient confidentiality |
| In the wake of her son's death, Mrs Roberts has previously urged other teenagers to talk about their problems | In the wake of her son's death, Mrs Roberts has previously urged other teenagers to talk about their problems |
| A spokeswoman for the NHS trust has previously said: "The trust is in touch with Mr Martin's mother through an advocate to review her concerns and is fully co-operating with the coroner's office. | A spokeswoman for the NHS trust has previously said: "The trust is in touch with Mr Martin's mother through an advocate to review her concerns and is fully co-operating with the coroner's office. |
| "The trust is unable to comment further due to patient confidentiality." | "The trust is unable to comment further due to patient confidentiality." |
| An inquest has still to be held into Mr Martin's death. | An inquest has still to be held into Mr Martin's death. |
| The assembly government is developing a national suicide prevention strategy which is nearing completion, as well as a separate one for Bridgend county. | |
| An assembly government spokesperson said an extra £4.8m had been committed to improve mental health services. | |
| "We are investing £22m in a new child and adolescent mental health unit for south Wales which will be based at Princess of Wales Hospital, Bridgend," the spokesperson added. | |
| The series of deaths of young people in the area has prompted Bridgend Council to earmark almost £1m for a project aimed at supporting people at risk from suicide in Bridgend and the neighbouring Neath Port Talbot area. | The series of deaths of young people in the area has prompted Bridgend Council to earmark almost £1m for a project aimed at supporting people at risk from suicide in Bridgend and the neighbouring Neath Port Talbot area. |
| The scheme, Let's Talk - or Siaradwn Ni in Welsh - will establish a network of specially-trained people who will promote suicide prevention techniques in the community and across voluntary and statutory sector services. | The scheme, Let's Talk - or Siaradwn Ni in Welsh - will establish a network of specially-trained people who will promote suicide prevention techniques in the community and across voluntary and statutory sector services. |
| Last week a rock concert was staged in the town by the band Funeral for a Friend to raise money for the Samaritans, who are also working to help young people in the area. | Last week a rock concert was staged in the town by the band Funeral for a Friend to raise money for the Samaritans, who are also working to help young people in the area. |