Catherine Wood, area coroner for Mid Kent and Medway, described the teenager’s home life as ‘complicated’, with Ella telling a nurse she didn’t feel safe staying at home.
Ms Wood added that steps weren’t taken to ensure her safety after she went to hospital.
A fundraiser was launched in Ella’s memory for Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex, which raised over £6,000.
In a Prevention of Future Deaths Report, Ms Wood said: “Social services did not speak to Ella in July and, having spoken to her mother, considered that she did not reach their threshold for engagement, and the school raised their concerns about this at the time.”
She was seen by a crisis team from mental health services after her overdose in August 2023, but declined further support from them. It was unclear if this was Ella’s decision alone or made jointly with her parent.
