Article 6VQHS Inquest into Sydney detention centre suicides raises questions over missed medication and care routines

Inquest into Sydney detention centre suicides raises questions over missed medication and care routines

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Jordyn Beazley
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New Zealander, Malaysian and Sierra Leone national all received appropriate mental health care' before they separately killed themselves inside Villawood over a three-year period, inquest finds

Three people who killed themselves in a Sydney immigration detention centre all received appropriate mental health care, an inquest has found.

But it was unclear why detainees at Villawood detention centre routinely did not take their medication or attend medical appointments, the inquest said.

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