Stacey McConway’s message to her mom earlier than taking her personal life at college in Wellington

A younger college scholar instructed her mom and brother she missed them however would ‘get by the trimester’ days earlier than taking her personal life.

Stacey McConway was discovered useless in her dorm room on the Victoria College of Wellington in New Zealand on July 27, 2018.

Mates had raised the alarm with a residential advisor (RA) after not listening to from the 19-year-old, who had struggled along with her psychological well being, in two days. 

Within the days earlier than her demise, Ms McConway spoke to her mom about being homesick however mentioned she was decided to see the trimester by. 

On July 25 she spent 4 hours speaking to a male classmate in her room. He was the final particular person she spoke to.

Ms McConway was seen by a number of psychological well being professionals between 2013 and 2017, following the demise of her father, in response to a Coroner’s report launched on Friday, the NZ Herald reported.

In September 2017, months earlier than Ms McConway left for college, she overdosed on sleeping drugs. 

She denied wanting to finish her life and mentioned she merely needed to sleep.  

After starting her felony psychology diploma in 2018, Ms McConway reached out to the campus physician.

She defined having hassle sleeping, temper swings and despair stemming from the demise of her father in 2013.

One week later she was again on the clinic telling the workers that her nervousness had worsened however her sleep was getting higher. 

She additionally mentioned that her buddies had been supportive and that she had no suicidal ideas.

Ms McConway met with the counselling service once more on June 12 after her buddies sought assist from the college’s help crew.

{The teenager} mentioned she was ‘managing all the things okay’ and suspected her buddies might have been overreacting.

The coroner’s report discovered within the week earlier than her demise, Ms McConway had dropped a few of her topics and had a falling out with a buddy. 

The coroner discovered that though Ms McConway had been struggling along with her psychological well being, there was no indication of suicidal intent and added she had appeared upbeat in her remaining name along with her mom.

Ms McConway’s mom has since launched the charity Undertake a Pupil, which goals to help college students who’re struggling at college. 

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