Thirteen young people killed themselves in first three months of 2023, as coroner urges parents and friends to help young people stay connected and supported
The coroner is concerned about how youth suicide is talked about it in the community, particularly silence around methods.
“Family and parents are coming along and saying ‘I didn’t see the signs. I didn’t know what was going on.’ Part of that has to be they didn’t know what they were looking for,” Cain said. The mental health minister, Gabrielle Williams, said the numbers were very high but wouldn’t speculate on what was behind the increase.
“Most of these cases will still be subject to coronial inquest, and each of those cases will have their own story,” she told reporters at St Vincent’s hospital’s mental health, alcohol and other drug treatment hub. “What I can say unequivocally is that we are committed firmly to our agenda of reform of the mental health system and that obviously includes as part of it the delivery of a suicide strategy which is due later towards the end of this year.”
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