WINNIPEG — The family of 33-year-old Reid Bricker hopes a rally at the legislature will help spark change in the province and keep the conversation about mental illness going.
Bricker went missing in October 2015, and was found dead earlier this month. Foul play is not suspected. But, family members say he suffered with severe depression, borderline-personality disorder and social anxiety. He had attempted to take his own life on more than one occasion according to the family.
Bricker’s family has used the devastating situation they’ve found themselves in to hopefully be a catalyst for change. Speaking out wherever they can and leading Sunday’s rally at the legislature with an aim to make changes to the mental health care system.
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“We’re just not getting the message and the message is, we have to be more humanitarian with our decisions in the emergency department,” said Reid Bricker’s mom Bonnie Bricker.
Over 100 people showed up to show their support for the Bricker family and their fight for change and helping people help themselves.
Cathy Curtis’ family was in attendance as well. 60-year-old Curtis was admitted to Grace Hospital on April 13 for mental health issues. She left the hospital April 13th and her body was found in May in Sturgeon Creek.
“As a family we really feel like there’s more significant things that need to be changed as well. My mom was 60 and we feel like a type of program that we’re envisioning could have helped her and peers who are facing mental illness,” said Curtis’ daughter.
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