Faith Hiddle, from Salford, committed suicide one day after telling an “overwhelmed” mental health nurse that she feared she could not keep herself safe. She was pronounced dead at the Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital after being found hanged at her family home in Cadishead on the night of December 8, 2018.
In an investigation at Bolton Coroner’s Court today, a medical examiner ruled that Faith, a student at Irlam and Cadishead Sports College, had died as a result of “misfortune”. At the hearing it was said that in the months before her death, Faith’s family, school and doctor’s office tried to help her gain mental health support after she began injuring herself. READ MORE: Police remove main road amid reports of pedestrian injuries in a car crash In August 2018, two referrals were made to the Salford Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) following Faith’s suicide attempt, according to the investigation. Tayaba Nicholson, a mental health professional at Salford CAMHS, received the referral and promised to see Faith on a “three- to four-week basis.” Dawn Dunleavy, a mental health professional on the Salford Royal Mental Health Liaison Team – based at Salford Royal Hospital – said she saw Faith on Sept. 17 after taking an overdose at school. He said Faith told her he had had an argument with a friend and had taken the overdose as he “thought he could help her forget”. Ms Dunleavy said the teenager denied any suicidal thoughts, but admitted she had previously cut off her arm while she was upset. She then spoke to Faith when her father, Lee, brought her to A&E after punching a wall at school and slapping her hand. A medical examiner ruled that 13-year-old Faith Hiddle “did not intend to end her life” (Image: Facebook) Faith also appeared to have a ligament mark on her neck, Ms Danlivi told the hearing. The Salford CAMHS was informed and Faith was referred to the Junction 17 ward at Prestwich Hospital. While attending Cloughside College, a school-based school, Faith conducted several Internet searches that included references to “suicide,” “hanging,” and “easy ways to commit suicide.” Director Karen Ingham told the hearing that staff had received a notice saying Faith had done all three investigations within a six-minute period on November 20th. Ms Ingham added that Faith knew the investigations were being monitored and said she then contacted the teen’s mother to let her know. The investigation found that during a date with Ms Nicholson on November 27 – after she was fired from Junction 17 – Faith rated her mood as “two in ten” and revealed that she “still wanted to commit suicide”. At the time, the risk to her was considered “high”, but at the hearing it was said that it had decreased before her next appointment on December 7. Tributes were left for Faith Hindle after her tragic death During this telephone conversation – the day before Faith’s death – she told Ms Nicholson that she was experiencing suicidal thoughts on a daily basis and felt unable to keep herself safe. However, the investigation heard that Ms Nicholson considered that Faith’s presentation on the phone was “as before” and that the risks had been addressed. Faith’s parents were not informed of what she had said during the appointment, and Ms Nicholson told the investigation that she had a “very heavy workload” at the time. The next day, Faith met a group of friends. When friends left her just before 8pm, they said she seemed to be in a “good mood”. The search heard Faith then returned home before her mother found her hanging in a bedroom at 10.20pm. Paramedics attended and Faith was taken to the Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital where she was pronounced dead by doctors. A physician said that the cause of Faith’s death was “hanging”. Faith’s death investigated in Bolton Medical Examiner’s Court (Image: MEN Media) Recording the “unfortunate” conclusion, medical examiner John Pollard ruled that Faith “did not intend to cause her death.” He said: “I know from what I have heard that Faith had tried, on several occasions, to end her life. “All her actions amounted to a series of cries for help or attention.” The medical examiner added that he believed that instead of Faith intending to commit suicide, he thought that he would “be there and they would take care of her”. Mr Pollard described the support given to Faith as “effective” but said any failures were due to “well-meaning but well-meaning people”. “It was not a systemic failure, but simply a matter of workload,” he added. Samaritans (116 123) samaritans.org operates a 24-hour service available any day of the year. 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title: “Schoolgirl 13 Found Hanged Did Not Intend To End Her Own Life Coroner Rules " ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-07” author: “Sharon Robinson”
She was pronounced dead at Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital after being found hanged at her family home in Cadishead on the night of December 8, 2018. A medical examiner has now ruled that Faith, a student at Irlam and Cadishead Sports College, died as a result of “misfortune”.
At the hearing it was said that in the months before her death, Faith’s family, school and doctor’s office tried to help her gain mental health support after she began injuring herself. In August 2018, two referrals were made to the Salford Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) following Faith’s suicide attempt, according to the investigation.
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Tayaba Nicholson, a mental health professional at Salford CAMHS, received the referral and promised to see Faith on a “three- to four-week basis.” Dawn Dunleavy, a mental health professional on the Salford Royal Mental Health Liaison Team – based at Salford Royal Hospital – said she saw Faith on Sept. 17 after taking an overdose at school.
He said Faith had told her he had had an argument with a friend and that he had taken the overdose as he “thought he could help her forget”. Ms Dunleavy said the teenager denied any suicidal thoughts, but admitted that she had previously cut off her arm while she was upset.
She then spoke to Faith when her father, Lee, brought her to A&E after punching a wall at school and slapping her hand. Faith also appeared to have a ligament mark on her neck, Ms Danlivi told the hearing. The Salford CAMHS was informed and Faith was referred to the Junction 17 ward at Prestwich Hospital.
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While attending Cloughside College, a school-based school, Faith conducted several Internet searches that included references to “suicide,” “hanging,” and “easy ways to commit suicide.” Director Karen Ingham told the hearing that staff had received a notice saying Faith had done the three investigations within a six-minute period on November 20th.
Ms Ingham added that Faith would have been aware that the investigations were being monitored and said she had subsequently contacted the teen’s mother to inform her.
The investigation found that during a date with Ms Nicholson on November 27 – after she was fired from Junction 17 – Faith rated her mood as “two in ten” and revealed that she “still wanted to commit suicide”. At the time, the risk to her was considered “high”, but at the hearing it was said that it had decreased before her next appointment on December 7.
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During this telephone conversation – the day before Faith’s death – she told Ms Nicholson that she was experiencing suicidal thoughts on a daily basis and felt unable to keep herself safe. However, the investigation heard that Ms Nicholson considered that Faith’s presentation on the phone was “as before” and that the risks had been addressed.
Faith’s parents were not informed of what she had said during the appointment. Ms Nicholson told questioning that she had a “very heavy workload” at the time.
The next day, Faith met a group of friends. When friends left her just before 8pm, they said she seemed to be in a “good mood”. The search heard Faith then returned home before her mother found her hanging in a bedroom at 10.20pm.
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Paramedics were present and Faith was taken to the Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital where doctors pronounced her dead. A doctor said that the cause of Faith’s death was “hanging”.
Recording the “unfortunate” conclusion, medical examiner John Pollard ruled that Faith “did not intend to cause her death.” He said: “I know from what I have heard that Faith has tried, on several occasions, to end her life. “All her actions were tantamount to a series of cries for help or attention.”
The medical examiner added that he believed that instead of Faith intending to commit suicide, he thought that he would “be there and take care of her”. Mr Pollard described the support given to Faith as “effective” but said any failures were due to “well-meaning but well-meaning people”.
“It was not a systemic failure, but simply a matter of workload,” he added.
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