❓ The WA Parliament was provided with data on the number of adolescents and young adults discharged from adult mental health inpatient wards each month for the past year. The data shows a significant number of young people are being treated in adult mental health facilities.
AnsweredQoN 3255Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
How many adolescents (under 18) and young adults (18-20) needing inpatient mental health care have been placed in adult ward beds, in each month for the past 12 months?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
5 November 2020
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for Mental Health
Response time
9 days
I am advised:
The table below presents the unique count of adolescents (under 18 [including 16-17-year-old youth patients on a youth ward]) and young adults (18-20) who were discharged from a designated mental health inpatient adult ward for each month in the period October 2019 – September 2020.
Note that monthly patient counts are distinct for each month therefore will not sum to the total count of unique patients for the age group over the 12-month period.
Age
Year
Month
Patients
Adolescent
2019
Oct
29
Nov
22
Dec
27
2020
Jan
42
Feb
35
Mar
33
Apr
20
May
18
Jun
41
Jul
37
Aug
26
Sep
36
Adolescent Total
275
Young Adult
2019
Oct
72
Nov
70
Dec
81
2020
Jan
89
Feb
83
Mar
74
Apr
65
May
69
Jun
82
Jul
74
Aug
90
Sep
75
Young Adult Total
667
State Total
930
The table below presents the unique count of adolescents (under 18 [including 16-17-year-old youth patients on a youth ward]) and young adults (18-20) who were discharged from a designated mental health inpatient adult ward for each month in the period October 2019 – September 2020.
Note that monthly patient counts are distinct for each month therefore will not sum to the total count of unique patients for the age group over the 12-month period.
Age
Year
Month
Patients
Adolescent
2019
Oct
29
Nov
22
Dec
27
2020
Jan
42
Feb
35
Mar
33
Apr
20
May
18
Jun
41
Jul
37
Aug
26
Sep
36
Adolescent Total
275
Young Adult
2019
Oct
72
Nov
70
Dec
81
2020
Jan
89
Feb
83
Mar
74
Apr
65
May
69
Jun
82
Jul
74
Aug
90
Sep
75
Young Adult Total
667
State Total
930
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