Responding to Why Did You Kill My Dad due to be aired on Monday 1st March 9.00pm BBC2, Sue Baker, Director of Time to Change, England's programme to end mental health discrimination, said:

“The death of Phillip Hendy was a deeply tragic event and this powerful documentary raises important issues about the mental health service who must deliver a coordinated approach of learning from similar incidents across the country.

“We must be clear that violence committed by people with severe mental illness is still very rare. There are hundreds of thousands of people living with a diagnosis of severe mental illness, who are not violent and don't pose a danger to others.

“It is vital that, as part of the discussion prompted by this powerful documentary, we are careful not to further fuel the damaging negative stereotype that automatically links severe mental illness with violence.

“We know that this stereotype has prevented people from disclosing serious mental health problems and getting the treatment they need. It is also the cause of much public misunderstanding that leads to discrimination and exclusion that is reported by the vast majority of people with several mental illnesses.

“This documentary raises important questions and concerns that should be addressed, but this must be done with balance and responsibility.

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