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Burnham backs mandatory suicide prevention training for social workers after parent-carer Matilda Davis’s death

The Guardian Society Health · 21 October 2026 at 15:46

Burnham backs mandatory suicide prevention training for social workers after parent-carer Matilda Davis’s death

Former art teacher, who cared for her disabled son, ‘received almost no support’, said her local MP Manuela Perteghella Andy Burnham has backed mandatory suicide prevention training for social workers after the “devastating” death of Matilda Davis, a parent-carer who killed herself minutes after meeting professionals.

The Guardian revealed in August how the “absolutely inspirational” 36-year-old had taken her life after feeling “completely exhausted” and failed by England’s social care system.

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Burnham backs mandatory suicide prevention training for social workers after parent-carer Matilda Davis’s death

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