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Teenager's five-day wait exposes mental health crisis

2 min · 3. kesä 2026
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A 17-year-old girl from Busselton spent five days in an emergency department after two suicide attempts in three days, waiting for a specialist mental health bed. When a bed finally became available, her mother had to drive her 250 kilometres to Joondalup for treatment. Busselton Hospital's Director of Medical Services acknowledged such cases are becoming common and require urgent reform, while the Health Minister apologised for the unacceptable delay. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

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