❓ Question seeks data on transfers of young people from Banksia Hill Detention Centre to inpatient mental health care. Answer provides some data for 2017-18 and 2018-19, but states records were not retained for 2016-17 due to IT limitations.
AnsweredQoN 2078Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
I
refer to the transfer of young people from Banksia Hill Detention Centre to
inpatient mental health care, and I ask: (a) how
many young people were transferred to inpatient mental health care in: (i) 2016-17; (ii) 2017-18; and (iii) 2018-2019
to date; and (b) for
each year in (a)(i) to (iii), please advise: (i) the ages of the young people; (ii) which facilities the young people were
transferred to; (iii) whether
the young people were required to wait for a bed to become available and, if
so, for how long they had to wait; and (iv) whether the department sought to transfer any
young people to inpatient mental health facilities but were unsuccessful and,
if so, for what reason?
refer to the transfer of young people from Banksia Hill Detention Centre to
inpatient mental health care, and I ask: (a) how
many young people were transferred to inpatient mental health care in: (i) 2016-17; (ii) 2017-18; and (iii) 2018-2019
to date; and (b) for
each year in (a)(i) to (iii), please advise: (i) the ages of the young people; (ii) which facilities the young people were
transferred to; (iii) whether
the young people were required to wait for a bed to become available and, if
so, for how long they had to wait; and (iv) whether the department sought to transfer any
young people to inpatient mental health facilities but were unsuccessful and,
if so, for what reason?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
4 June 2019
Responded by
Minister for Environment representing the Minister for Emergency Services; Corrective Services
Response time
12 days
(a) (i) The Department of Justice did not retain records this financial year due to Information Technology limitations.
(a) (ii) Six.
(a) (iii)Three.
(b) (i) 2016-17: Not available – as above.
2017-18 – 2 x 17 years, 1 x 15 years, 3 x 16 years;
2018-19 (to date) – 1 x 16 years, 2 x 17 years.
(ii) Graylands (Frankland Centre) 2016-17 – records were not retained for this time period, 2017-18 – 2 young people, 2018-19 – nil; East Metropolitan Youth Unit (EMYU) 2016-17 – records were not retained for this time period, 2017-18 – 3 young people, 2018-19 – 2 young people; Fiona Stanley Hospital Youth Unit 2016-17 – records were not retained for this time period; 2017-18 – 1 young person, 2018-19 – 1 young person (same young person admitted to EMYU 2018-19); Perth Children’s Hospital (Ward 5A) 2016-17 – nil due to records not being retained for this time period, 2017-18 – nil,
2018-19 – 1 young person.
(iii) 2016-17 – not applicable.
2017-18 – 3 young people; 1 x 15 days, 1 x 3 days, 1 x 4 days.
2018-19 – 2 young people; 1 x 3 days, 1 x 4 days.
(iv) Not applicable.
(a) (ii) Six.
(a) (iii)Three.
(b) (i) 2016-17: Not available – as above.
2017-18 – 2 x 17 years, 1 x 15 years, 3 x 16 years;
2018-19 (to date) – 1 x 16 years, 2 x 17 years.
(ii) Graylands (Frankland Centre) 2016-17 – records were not retained for this time period, 2017-18 – 2 young people, 2018-19 – nil; East Metropolitan Youth Unit (EMYU) 2016-17 – records were not retained for this time period, 2017-18 – 3 young people, 2018-19 – 2 young people; Fiona Stanley Hospital Youth Unit 2016-17 – records were not retained for this time period; 2017-18 – 1 young person, 2018-19 – 1 young person (same young person admitted to EMYU 2018-19); Perth Children’s Hospital (Ward 5A) 2016-17 – nil due to records not being retained for this time period, 2017-18 – nil,
2018-19 – 1 young person.
(iii) 2016-17 – not applicable.
2017-18 – 3 young people; 1 x 15 days, 1 x 3 days, 1 x 4 days.
2018-19 – 2 young people; 1 x 3 days, 1 x 4 days.
(iv) Not applicable.
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