Broken Promises: Tragedies in South London's Mental Health Support

Episode 30 is here!  This week, we’re taking a deep dive into some of South London’s most tragic stories tied to mental health care—and let’s just say, it’s a bit of a rollercoaster. We talk about the harrowing murders of Ilona Czuper in Mitcham, Eileen Dean in Catford, Maureen Watkins in Peckham and Florise Corette in Brockley. 

From heart breaking failings to moments that make you question how things could go so wrong, we’ll be unpacking cases that hit close to home. As always, there’s plenty of our usual banter (because we can’t help ourselves), but also a lot to think about when it comes to how we can do better. Grab a cuppa (or something stronger) and join us for a chat about the tough stuff, told with our usual mix of curiosity and dark humour.

Sources include:
https://southwarknews.co.uk/area/southwark/exclusive-investigation-reveals-at-least-50-killings-by-slam-patients/

https://southwarknews.co.uk/area/southwark/exclusive-family-demands-answers-from-maudsley-after-their-mum-93-was-battered-to-death-in-care-home/

https://southwarknews.co.uk/area/peckham/learn-from-our-tragedy-family-of-loving-woman-killed-by-her-own-schizophrenic-son-tell-maudsley/

https://www.merton.gov.uk/system/files/LBM%20Executive%20Summary%20Adela%20DHR%20%28Janaury%202023%29.pdf

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-35988862

https://www.hundredfamilies.org/the-victims/london/

https://www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/13382194.gilbert-corette-45-charged-with-murder-of-his-elderly-mother-florise-corette-81-in-lewisham/

https://maudsleycharity.org/about/our-history/#:~:text=South%20London%20and%20Maudsley%20NHS%20Foundation%20Trust%20(SLaM)%20was%20formed,Lewisham%20and%20Guy%27s%20NHS%20Trusts.

https://slam.nhs.uk/about

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