❓ WA Parliamentary Question on Notice reveals the number of suicide attempts and self-harm incidents at Banksia Hill Detention Centre and Unit 18 for November 2022. Banksia Hill recorded 6 attempted suicides and 32 minor self-harm incidents, while Unit 18 had 1 attempted suicide and 29 minor self-harm incidents.
AnsweredQoN 1171Legislative Council
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Will the Minister please provide the number of suicide attempts and self-harm cases respectively for November 2022 at each of the youth detention facilities Banksia Hill Detention Centre and Unit 18, respectively?
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Answered
14 February 2023
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for Corrective Services
Response time
1 days
Table 1: Number of Distinct Attempted Suicide and Self-Harm Victim Incidents between 1 and 30 November 2022, by Incident Type and Facility.
Victim Incidents
Facility
Attempted Suicide
Self-Harm - Serious
Self-Harm - Minor
Banksia Hill Detention Centre
6
0
32
Unit 18 Juvenile Security
1
0
29
Total
7
0
61
Term
Definition
Attempted Suicide
An act where the circumstances indicate the intent of the act was to take their own life through:
a) self-inflicted injury; or
b) self-asphyxiation or hanging; or
c) intentional self-poisoning (including drug overdose); or
d) other intentional acts intended to take one’s own life.
Self-Harm - Minor
An act of self-harm that does not require overnight hospitalisation, overnight care at a facility medical centre/infirmary or ongoing medical treatment or any other act of self-harm that does not result in injury.
Self-Harm - Serious
An act of self-harm that requires either overnight hospitalisation in a medical facility (including facility clinic/infirmary), or ongoing medical treatment.
TOMS
Total Offender Management Solution. The custodial application used to capture data about young people in custody.
Victim Incidents
Facility
Attempted Suicide
Self-Harm - Serious
Self-Harm - Minor
Banksia Hill Detention Centre
6
0
32
Unit 18 Juvenile Security
1
0
29
Total
7
0
61
Term
Definition
Attempted Suicide
An act where the circumstances indicate the intent of the act was to take their own life through:
a) self-inflicted injury; or
b) self-asphyxiation or hanging; or
c) intentional self-poisoning (including drug overdose); or
d) other intentional acts intended to take one’s own life.
Self-Harm - Minor
An act of self-harm that does not require overnight hospitalisation, overnight care at a facility medical centre/infirmary or ongoing medical treatment or any other act of self-harm that does not result in injury.
Self-Harm - Serious
An act of self-harm that requires either overnight hospitalisation in a medical facility (including facility clinic/infirmary), or ongoing medical treatment.
TOMS
Total Offender Management Solution. The custodial application used to capture data about young people in custody.
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