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Live stream 8: 12th May 2019 (mental health and suicide)
Clive Mason interviews Richard D France and Herbert Klein.
42m 58s
Live streamed programme. Produced by BSLBT and originally streamed via Facebook Live. In this discussion about mental health and suicide, presenter Clive Mason talks to Richard D France, who is a poet, writer and deaf mental health campaigner, and Herbert Klein, a deaf mental health expert. They discuss Richard's own experiences of mental health issues and suicide attempts, as well as the barriers faced by deaf people to the mental health system, and why some people find it hard to talk about their feelings. You can also watch Richard in the pilot episode of Getting Personal.
Read an English transcript of the interview here.
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