A video of an Irishwoman slamming the country's mental health system has gone viral.
Roscommon native Leah Cull took to social media on Saturday to reveal her emotional personal experiences.
Her story has been viewed over 60,000 times, and social media users have praised her for opening up.
Leah filmed herself speaking about her family's experiences with Ireland's mental health services.
She told how her father who passed away over five years ago after sadly taking his own life.
Leah said: "My father had a really bad experience within the mental health system in Ireland.
"I wouldn't put my dog into the psychiatric ward that he went in.
"He came out worse than what he ever went in."
On her Facebook post Leah wrote: "We have undeniably lost people down to the state of the MHS (Mental Health Service) and it's just not good enough.
"Speaking for way more families than just my own here. We must make noise!"
Leah spoke about her younger brother who also took his own life at 20 years of age.
She heartbreakingly describes one of the last times she spoke to him, urging him to "try one more time" to get help.
According to Leah he did avail of the help but was told things such as "there are no beds" and "he's not a danger to himself".
She said: "I said to my brother, one of the last things i ever said to him. Just try one more time thats all anyone can ask of you and he did.
"You can imagine being 20 years of age, putting your hands up and saying you need help and he wanted it, he wanted to live and for it be thrown back in your face again.
"Number one there's no beds, there's never any beds number two he's not a danger to himself even though he's telling you that he is i mean i just don't get it."
Leah finished the video by calling out the Irish Government, by saying: "I'm not saying that you could have definitely saved my brother or father with proper care and a proper system but I will never know that.
"I mean, they said to him go 'home and you will have a follow up appointment in three weeks time'.
"Well he didn't have three weeks and a lot of people don't have three weeks. Its just toxic from the top down.
"I could go on and on but I really just am calling on the Government to make a change because I am sick of standing in graveyards knowing that things could be different with a better mental health service."
