Publications
I am a doctor but that didn’t save my son from suicide.
The Telegraph
(September 2015)
Despite her training, Sangeeta Mahajan was unprepared for the speed and severity with which her son’s bipolar disorder progressed. To mark World Suicide Prevention Day, she shares what she has since sadly learned
Suicide – The Silent Epidemic
Huffington Post
(January 2016)
Suicide is the biggest killer of young men in the UK. More than a 100 people die of suicide every week yet no one talks about it. As a society and community, as teachers and parents, as friends and colleagues we need to educate ourselves, ask questions, demand better care for ourselves and our loved ones, especially the young.
Eighteen Months On…
Huffington Post
(May 2017)
One sunny autumn afternoon 18 months ago, two policemen showed up at my doorstep to tell me that my son’s body had been found nearby. Apparently Saagar had ended his own life. They handed me his belongings but I was convinced they had made a mistake. This was not within the realm of possibilities.
Thirty Months On
Huffington Post
(May 2017)
I am his mother. I am also a doctor. I died with him. An amputated heart and a bruised soul somehow keep the tatters of my being together. The undying love between mother and son sustains. It finds expression through writing every day.
Darkness To Light
Huffington Post
(August 2017)
Saagar felt he was broken. After his death, I was broken. I found that our education, society and health care system are broken. I realised that the way forward was to improve mental health literacy in the community. The NHS does not have enough resources or expertise.
Woes and Prose
MIND Blog
(May 2017)
Sangeeta lost her son to suicide. She blogs here about how she copes with her grief.