❓ Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich asks the Minister for Mental Health about the number of suspected suicides within 24 and 72 hours of discharge from various mental health facilities and community residential units in Western Australia for the years 2009-2010 and 2010-2011. The response indicates that the Department of Health does not record this specific data.
AnsweredQoN 5191Legislative Council
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(1) For each of the following hospitals -
(a) Albany Regional Hospital, Mental Health Unit;
(b) Armadale Health Service, Leschen Unit;
(c) Child and Adolescent Health Service, Bentley Adolescent Unit;
(d) Bunbury Regional Hospital, Acute Psychiatric Unit and Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit;
(e) Bentley Hospital and Health Service, Mill Street Centre;
(f) Fremantle Hospital and Health Service, The Alma Street Centre;
(g) Frankland Centre, State Forensic Mental Health Service;
(h) Graylands Hospital, Adult Mental Health Services;
(i) Joondalup Health Campus, Mental Health Unit;
(j) Kalgoorlie Regional Hospital, Mental Health Inpatient Service;
(k) King Edward Memorial Hospital, Mother and Baby Unit;
(l) Mercy Hospital, Ursula Frayne Unit;
(m) Selby Older Adult Mental Health Service; and
(n) Swan Health Service, Swan Valley Centre and Boronia Inpatient Unit,
(i) how many suspected suicides were there for the years 2009-2010 and 2010-2011 within 24 hours of being discharged from each of the facilities; and
(ii) how many suspected suicides were there for the years 2009-2010 and 2010-2011 within 72 hours of being discharged from each of the facilities?
(2) For the following licensed psychiatric hostels, group homes, community supported residential units (CSRU's) and community options homes -
(a) Albany CSRU;
(b) Burswood Psychiatric Hospital;
(c) Casson Homes Inc;
(d) Devenish Lodge;
(e) Franciscan House;
(f) Ngatti, Fremantle Supported Accommodation for Homeless Youth;
(g) Ngurra Nganhungu Barndiyigu;
(h) St Judes Hostel;
(i) East St Lodge;
(j) Romily House;
(k) Rosedale Lodge;
(l) Richmond Fellowship East Fremantle Service;
(m) Bunbury CSRU;
(n) Busselton CSRU;
(o) Mann Way;
(p) Ngulla Mia;
(q) Richmond Fellowship Queens Park Service;
(r) Honeybrook Lodge;
(s) BP Luxury Care;
(t) Salisbury Home;
(u) SCC Bentley House;
(v) SCC Mount Claremont House;
(w) SCC Stirling House;
(x) St Bartholomew's Arnott House;
(y) St Bartholomew's Bentley Villas;
(z) St Bartholomew's Swan Villas;
(aa) Vincentcare Bayswater House;
(bb) Vincentcare Coolbellup House;
(cc) Vincentcare Duncraig House;
(dd) Vincentcare South Lakes House;
(ee) Vincentcare Swan View House;
(ff) Vincentcare Vincentian Village; and
(gg) Vincentcare Warwick House -
(i) how many suspected suicides were there for the years 2009-2010 and 2010-2011 within 24 hours of being discharged from each of the facilities; and
(ii) how many suspected suicides were there for the years 2009-2010 and 2010-2011 within 72 hours of being discharged from each of the facilities?
(a) Albany Regional Hospital, Mental Health Unit;
(b) Armadale Health Service, Leschen Unit;
(c) Child and Adolescent Health Service, Bentley Adolescent Unit;
(d) Bunbury Regional Hospital, Acute Psychiatric Unit and Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit;
(e) Bentley Hospital and Health Service, Mill Street Centre;
(f) Fremantle Hospital and Health Service, The Alma Street Centre;
(g) Frankland Centre, State Forensic Mental Health Service;
(h) Graylands Hospital, Adult Mental Health Services;
(i) Joondalup Health Campus, Mental Health Unit;
(j) Kalgoorlie Regional Hospital, Mental Health Inpatient Service;
(k) King Edward Memorial Hospital, Mother and Baby Unit;
(l) Mercy Hospital, Ursula Frayne Unit;
(m) Selby Older Adult Mental Health Service; and
(n) Swan Health Service, Swan Valley Centre and Boronia Inpatient Unit,
(i) how many suspected suicides were there for the years 2009-2010 and 2010-2011 within 24 hours of being discharged from each of the facilities; and
(ii) how many suspected suicides were there for the years 2009-2010 and 2010-2011 within 72 hours of being discharged from each of the facilities?
(2) For the following licensed psychiatric hostels, group homes, community supported residential units (CSRU's) and community options homes -
(a) Albany CSRU;
(b) Burswood Psychiatric Hospital;
(c) Casson Homes Inc;
(d) Devenish Lodge;
(e) Franciscan House;
(f) Ngatti, Fremantle Supported Accommodation for Homeless Youth;
(g) Ngurra Nganhungu Barndiyigu;
(h) St Judes Hostel;
(i) East St Lodge;
(j) Romily House;
(k) Rosedale Lodge;
(l) Richmond Fellowship East Fremantle Service;
(m) Bunbury CSRU;
(n) Busselton CSRU;
(o) Mann Way;
(p) Ngulla Mia;
(q) Richmond Fellowship Queens Park Service;
(r) Honeybrook Lodge;
(s) BP Luxury Care;
(t) Salisbury Home;
(u) SCC Bentley House;
(v) SCC Mount Claremont House;
(w) SCC Stirling House;
(x) St Bartholomew's Arnott House;
(y) St Bartholomew's Bentley Villas;
(z) St Bartholomew's Swan Villas;
(aa) Vincentcare Bayswater House;
(bb) Vincentcare Coolbellup House;
(cc) Vincentcare Duncraig House;
(dd) Vincentcare South Lakes House;
(ee) Vincentcare Swan View House;
(ff) Vincentcare Vincentian Village; and
(gg) Vincentcare Warwick House -
(i) how many suspected suicides were there for the years 2009-2010 and 2010-2011 within 24 hours of being discharged from each of the facilities; and
(ii) how many suspected suicides were there for the years 2009-2010 and 2010-2011 within 72 hours of being discharged from each of the facilities?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
2 May 2012
Responded by
Minister for Mental Health
Response time
57 days
(1 -1(n(ii))) The Department of Health does not record this information on a database with specific fields such as time since discharge.
(2-2(gg(ii))) The reporting from these facilities relates to deaths whilst resident in that facility, and does not take into account deaths that occur when the resident has left the service.
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(2-2(gg(ii))) The reporting from these facilities relates to deaths whilst resident in that facility, and does not take into account deaths that occur when the resident has left the service.
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