Genre: Promotion

Provide local mental health care for my daughter . My daughter Rachael just turned 15 . Growing up she has always been a very loving , cheeky young lady with a great sense of humour and an amazing ability to make everybody laugh . Unfortunately when she was 13 she developed severe depression and has been suffering ever since . At a time when she needed her family around her the most , was moved to a specialist unit on the other side of the country . She is now in a medium secure unit 153 miles from home . As her mother it has been unbearable to have Rachael so far away from our family , who live in Lancashire . I can only visit once every two weeks , for 2 hours maximum -- my other children see their sister even less . It costs £ 200 every time for me , my husband and my children to visit her . I ca n't afford to see her anymore and I am unable to be with my child when she needs me the most . Rachael often calls me up and begs me to visit her . I know this distance is hurting her recovery . Young people's mental health care has been overlooked in this country for far too long and thousands of families like mine are being neglected . In Lancashire , particularly , I know people are n't getting the treatment they deserve . Even our MP , Lindsay Hoyle , has said the care in our area is " simply inadequate " . Something needs to change and high quality local care for Rachael could be the first step . Petitions have helped other families in similar situations . When Phill Wills started his # BringJoshHome campaign to get care for his son , his local authorities started to listen . Public pressure can do the same for us . Please join me in calling on Lancashire NHS Trust to localise Rachael's care and get her treatment closer to us . Please , bring my daughter home . Thank you .