Tyler Phillips, of Kemp Court, Norwich, died on October 13 at a property on Church Road, North Lopham.
Norfolk Coroner’s Court heard that Mr Phillips, who was born in Norwich on June 12, 2001, was formally identified by his mother, Rebecca Phillips, at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital mortuary.
A post-mortem recorded his medical cause of death as hanging.
Coroner Yvonne Blake has requested medical records from Mr Phillips’s GP and Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (NSFT), which provides mental health services across the two counties.
A pen portrait setting out Mr Phillips’s life will also be prepared ahead of the full inquest.
The hearing was adjourned until January 27 at 10am at the court, when the circumstances surrounding his death will be examined.
Support is available from Samaritans, which can be contacted free on 116 123.
Local support is also available through Norwich-based men’s mental health organisations MensCraft on 0800 208 8382 and Say It Lad offers anonymous peer support through WhatsApp voice messages at sayitlad.com
