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The "system" - the judicial/mental health nexus - is broken

DimitySenior Contributor19 Dec 2024, 11:45 am AEDT

The "system" - the judicial/mental health nexus - is broken

The system is broken for juveniles in Queensland and the Northern Territory.

And on this case. for adults in New South Wales.

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/dec/19/pleading-and-begging-prison-guards-switched-off-water-to-cell-of-mentally-ill-dying-inmate-held-at-silverwater-jail-ntwnfb?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

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DimitySenior Contributor23 Dec 2024, 10:20 am AEDT

Re: The "system" - the judicial/mental health nexus - is broken

More from Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/dec/23/simon-cartwright-denied-water-silverwater-prison-death-ntwnfb?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

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DimitySenior Contributor06 Jan 2025, 11:54 pm AEDT

Re: The "system" - the judicial/mental health nexus - is broken

Thank goodness there are advocacy groups that took notice.

https://pwd.org.au/cmha-and-pwda-demand-justice-and-urgent-reform-following-death-of-simon-cartwright-at-silverwater-jail

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