A BRAVE girl wants to help others talk about suicide after she tried to take her own life by swallowing 36 paracetamol tablets.

Keavie William’s liver was failing as she was rushed to hospital following an overdose in March this year.

The 19-year-old who stays at a children’s care home in Ayr felt like a failure and was “bottling” everything up.

Shocked staff at the unit realised something was wrong and raised the alarm after a weak looking Keavie fainted in front of them.

Keavie told the Advertiser of ordeal: “I remember everything, I was terrified. When I got into the hospital, they told me I was lucky to still be here.

“My liver was just not functioning at all. They put me on a drip instantly, but they struggled to get the needle in. My whole arm was bruised as they kept trying to find somewhere for the drip to go. I had antibiotics to get my Liver going back to normal again.

“I was worried, I didn’t want to tell anyone. I needed to speak up and tell them what happened, admitting it was tough, but I showed them the packets and told them this is what I have taken.”

After a week in hospital Keavie was given mental health support at a local unit.

“I got put through to the mental health services, it was good to have someone there to actually turn to and talk to.”

Now Keavie has her sights set on a career as a paramedic, “I want to be a paramedic. They helped me a lot and I want to help others who are in that situation. I am going to college next year.”

She shared her story with a local group looking to tackle mental health Minds over Matter by posting on their page for others to see and has been invited to their weekly sessions to help others.

Keavie also wants to tackle the negative stigma towards children in care after being in the facility for most of her young life, “People are really judged for it, other people think that their parents have just given up on them, but you’re not you are better than that.”

“I bottled everything up, never spoke about anything. It has taken a lot of courage for me to speak out, but it’s so important.”