The legal process grinds on slowly indeed

Firstly my apologies for not posting an update for a while. The legal process in my mum's case is now moving at a snail's pace but my family and I are hanging on until we are able to go back to the High Court.

At the present time we merely have to wait; all we are waiting for from the Coroner, Dr. Reid, is a transcription of his discredited proceedings which we wish to challenge. Sadly my family have had to wait for justice for my mum on numerous occasions and we are unsurprised by Dr. Reid's disrespectful slowness in providing the vital information we require to challenge him.

We are considering the next steps in relation to the campaign for justice for my mother, and are actively seeking offers of advice and support. Please feel free to email me at steven.allen@gmail.com or leave comments on this blog. One of our ideas is to create a space on the site for people to share their experiences of injustice within the mental health sector in whatever format they prefer.We believe it is important to directly challenge the stigma of mental illness in our society and are looking at ways to make this a proactive and sensitive project. Let me know if you're interested in this too.

We will be organising an evening memorial event around the time of the first anniversary of my mum's death at which we hope to be able to meet supporters in person. Information about the event will follow as we are currently putting together ideas for a fitting tribute.

Finally, it is the International Day of Peace on September 21st (www.internationaldayofpeace.org). Please take the opportunity to think about ways you can also challenge the stigma of mental illness in order that we can all live in a more just society.

We wish you all well,
Steven Allen & family