Ten years after the death of her son, a Winnipeg mother is reflecting on progress being made in mental health services in Manitoba.

Bonnie Bricker’s son, Reid, had a long struggle with mental health challenges.

“About age 28 or 29, he made a really good attempt to end his life and wound up in Victoria Hospital,” Bricker told Global News.

“As parents, we didn’t know who to call, how to educate ourselves… How do you talk to a son who’s almost died doing this? We had nothing.”

In October 2015, Reid made three attempts on his life in a 10-day span. Each time, he ended up in hospital. Each time, he was released while in crisis.

“The last time we were in a major hospital, he was let go in the middle of the night. And that was the last time that anybody saw him,” Bricker said.

“We all know

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