buffy said:

Divine Angel said:

buffy said:

Some years ago we attended the funeral of a local ambulance officer who had died by suicide. It’s relatively common in the ambulance service, our best man went that way too. At the funeral the ambulance psych support person was there. Mr buffy was already in some strife with PTSD and the support person asked me if he needed more help. My reply was “yes, please, the sooner the better”. There had been difficulties getting him into local talking therapy. That then got sorted. Not long after the support person called into the practice to see how Mr buffy was going, but he checked that I was managing OK too. I don’t know how well they are doing it now, some years on, but there was a reasonable system then.

The DoE also gives four free sessions with a psychologist for any reason. We also have “critical incidents” and although I don’t wish to downplay the psychological impact of a child physically attacking someone, I do rather think your critical incidents are likely to be more dramatic.

Yesterday a child involved in a critical incident was introduced to the school chaplain, Chappy Phil. The kid misheard and called him “Happy Pill” and he loves tolerates his new nickname.

Mr buffy takes happy pills (Lexam).

Sometimes I wish I had happy pills.