"Coping with the worst"

In an article on a new trauma helpline launched throughout Scotland, Herald reporter Beth Pearson explains the need for such resources by telling the story of accident survivor Lynn Harper and through interviews with mental health advocates, including David Alexander, director of the Aberdeen Trauma Research Center (ATRC).

Pearson quotes Alexander:

A LOT OF people, when they've had a bad accident, think: 'Well, I'm not dead, I should pull my socks up' and feel they don't deserve or need treatment. Then some months down the line, which often puzzles their GP, they come forward requiring some form of professional help.