Drew Howe, from Widnes, Cheshire, was found dead on the trailer of his truck on the A18 in Lincolnshire on October 19 last year. An Army veteran father of three took his own life after being ‘passed from one pillar to another’ to try to get help after a breakdown while serving, according to an investigation.
At an inquest this week, coroner’s assistant Chris Morris said he would express his concern following Mr. Howe’s experiences of being “shuffled from one pillar to another” while trying to get help, according to Liverpool ECHO. Howe joined the army in 2015 and served in the Queen’s Royal Hussars. He spent four years in the forces before being discharged in 2019.
Drew Howe Age
Drew Howe was 26 years old.
Drew Howe was taken his own Life and was Found Dead
He reportedly received hospital treatment after having a “breakdown” while in the force and later told experts that he believed he suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), as well as anxiety and depression.
He never made a formal diagnosis. After leaving the forces, he worked as a heavy-vehicle driver, but then suffered a “dramatic deterioration” in his mental health last summer, the inquest reported.
Howe told his family members, including his sister, that he was feeling depressed and also sought help from mental health services in Stockport, where he was born. The inquest was reportedly told there were “at least two other occasions” where he had been taken to hospital in Lincolnshire after “reporting intentions to take his own life”.
At the inquest, his sister Keata reportedly said: “Just a few months before he did what he did, he came out and told us he was feeling depressed and needed help and we did what we could to help him.” She added: ‘But he never spoke about what was going on. I never saw him depressed. “Every time he saw him he seemed overjoyed, he was always laughing and joking. He was a joker.
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After a consultation with his GP in August last year, Mr. Howe was referred for possible talk therapy, but it was later deemed that he was “not stable enough”.
Instead, he was referred to the access team at the Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust, based at Stepping Hill Hospital in Greater Manchester.
He was evaluated there six days before his death
After a consultation with a psychiatrist, he has referred again, this time to the trust’s Veterans Service specialist. He was awaiting an evaluation at the time of his death.
It was reported at the hearing that the initial access team had released him without a formal diagnosis or treatment plan being developed. A toxicology test found “extremely low” alcohol levels and no illegal drugs in his system.
Coroner Mr. Morris reportedly concluded that Mr. Howe’s “circumstances” probably did not “fit neatly within the paradigm in which services were being offered.” He told the audience: “I can only imagine that he felt passed from one pillar to another after having recounted his difficulties on several occasions.”
Close friend Adam Bellis told the Liverpool Echo: “It’s a huge shock to all of us because he was such a bubbly character and he was very much alive the whole time.”
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