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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
National
Charlotte Hadfield

Mum's 'heart ripped out' after daughter, 26, dies suddenly

A mum whose daughter took her own life said her heart has been ripped out following her sudden death.

Jade Roberts, 26, from Knotty Ash, died just hours after taking a video laughing and playing with her kids in the garden.

The 26-year-old was described as an "unbelievable mum" to her two sons, who are now aged two and three years old.

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Jade's mum, Tracey Roberts, said her daughter suffered from anxiety and depression but she didn't realise the true extent of what she was going through.

Tracey, who is a trained psychotherapist, is now in the process of setting up a mental health charity in her daughter's name, which will be called Jade's Place.

A photo of Jade taken just a few weeks before her death. Tracey said she chose to use the photo on the charity event posters because it shows "her lovely smile." (Family handout)

Tracey, 54, told the ECHO: "My life will never be the same again because Jade is my first little girl, she was my first one. I've got three children.

"My heart has been ripped out and the pain, I've never experienced pain like it in my life.

"As Jade's mum, I knew Jade had anxiety and depression.

"She would talk to me about her negative thoughts but I never ever thought for one minute that she would have done what she did to herself because she loves her two little boys and she adored me.

"As a mum not being able to see what was really going on in her head, the torment she was in."

Jade left a letter to her loved ones before her death in April last year, which was later discovered inside her diary.

Tracey said she is now determined to help other people who are suffering with their mental health by setting up a charity in Jade's memory in Old Swan.

The charity will provide a range of different workshops including on anxiety, depression, self-harm and suicide prevention and will also provide a counselling service, mentors and holistic therapists.

Tracey said herself and another psychotherapist will carry out evaluations on each client and she also hopes to offer a drop in service.

A charity night will be held this Sunday, January 30 at the Mecca Bingo in Knotty Ash to raise money for the charity, which Tracey hopes to get up and running in time for Jade's 27th birthday on August 7.

A Gofundme page has also been set up with all donations going towards setting up the new charity.

Tracey said: "I think what's opened my eyes as a mum is not being able to see it because I was with Jade that day. I was with her until 4 o'clock, I left at 4 o'clock to go to work and I didn't see any signs.

"It's opened my eyes because you can see a broken leg, you can see a black eye, but you can't see what's going on in someone's mind and I never ever thought for one minute that Jade would have done what she did.

"The passion and determination that I have now [...] that's why the suicide prevention is going to be one of the main workshops where people can in a safe and confidential environment talk about what's really going on in their head."

Tracey would like to pay a special thanks to the manager of the Mecca Bingo in Knotty Ash who has "gone the extra mile" to help her organise the charity night this weekend.

If you would like to donate to the Gofundme page click here.

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