AT LEAST 20 survivors and witnesses of the Grenfell Tower
fire have attempted suicide, according to the charity Silence of Suicide.
Yvette Greenway, the charity’s founder, told the BBC's Victoria Derbyshire programme the
number was based on conversations with those supporting residents.
Justice4Grenfell's Judy Bolton also said volunteers working
with survivors had told her of 20 suicide attempts.
Greenway said many
residents were unable to get images of the burning tower "out of their
minds". "There is a lot of alcohol and drug dependency," she
said. "People are feeling isolated."
Ms Greenway said there was little confidence in
"council-led" mental health services. "We've been told workers
are going around putting leaflets under hotel doors and not actually speaking
to people," she said.
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