❓ Ms. Mettam asks the Minister for Health about the number of suicide attempts by children presenting at WA emergency departments over four years. The Minister responds that the data isn't readily available and compiling it would be a drain on resources.
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How many children aged up to 18 years have presented at emergency departments (by health service provider) after attempting suicide in each of the following periods: (a) 2020-2021; (b) 2019-2020; (c) 2018-2019; and (d) 2017-2018?
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Answered
15 February 2022
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Minister for Health
Response time
11 days
(a)-(d) As a result of data capture methods and underlying variation in systems used, this information is not readily available. To prepare this detailed information, staff would be required to review emergency department presentations related to ill mental health for each specified period requested to ensure accuracy. Providing this information would divert staff from their normal duties and is not considered to be an appropriate use of Government resources to provide this information.
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