Delivered Unto Lions, while hopefully an entertaining and rewarding novel, may raise uncomfortable or
distressing issues for some readers. Other readers, meanwhile, may be curious about the novel’s factual background. This page brings
together links to various webpages and documents (all held at external websites) offering support or information.
Support
Helpguide.org
A support resource for those troubled by emotional and psychological trauma, including the long-lasting effects of
unresolved childhood experiences.
The Human Givens Institute - Register
Searchable UK and Ireland (and some other territories) register for finding a qualified therapist in your area. The
Human Givens approach can help with a number of emotional or psychological conditions, including ongoing problems resulting from traumatic
experiences during childhood.
The British Association for the
Person-Centred Approach - Directory
Searchable UK register for finding a qualified counsellor in your area. The Person-Centred approach helps people find
their own solutions to emotional or psychological problems.
Directgov - Your Child's Mental Health
A UK Government guide for parents concerned about their child’s mental health.
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The Royal College of Psychiatrists - Young People
A selection of mental health information resources aimed at younger and older children, parents, carers and anyone working
with young people.
Information
Wikipedia - Merrifield Children’s Unit
Wikipedia - Tone Vale Hospital
Wikipedia articles related to Merrifield Children’s Unit and Tone Vale Hospital, in Somerset. Merrifield (now closed) was the direct inspiration for Delivered Unto Lions. Tone Vale was the adult psychiatric hospital to which Merrifield was attached.
derelicte.co.uk - Tone Vale Hospital
A webpage from an ‘urban exploration’ site dedicated to Tone Vale Hospital / Merrifield Children’s Unit, in Somerset.
Many comments from former child patients are included.
Menston Asylum - The Adolescent Unit Linton House
A webpage featuring photos and memories of the Linton House Adolescents’ Unit at High Royds Hospital in West Yorkshire. Linton House (now closed) was broadly similar to the unit described in Delivered Unto Lions.
Ronald Waterhouse, et al (2000) ‘Gwynfa Residential Unit’, Lost in Care
A chapter from the Waterhouse Inquiry into the abuse of children in residential care in Gwynedd and Clwyd, North
Wales. This particular chapter deals with the Gwynfa Residential Unit, Colwyn Bay. Gwynfa (now closed) was broadly similar to the unit
described in Delivered Unto Lions.
Dora Black (1993) A Brief
History of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (PDF)
A look at the history of children’s mental health service provision from the 1920s through to the early ’90s.
Andrew Kendrick (1998)
Who Do We Trust? (PDF)
A paper concerned with addressing the issue of abuse and neglect in children’s residential care (of all kinds, not
purely psychiatric).
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