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'No credible plan' for mental health overhaul promised after teenagers death
Key takeaways
- Kate Savage died from self-inflicted injuries shortly after she left a mental health appointment.
- An "overhaul" of the system was promised by the state government in 2022 in response to the suicide of 13-year-old Kate Savage.
- Dr Nathan Gibson said what was needed went “well-beyond a band-aid or temporary solution” saying there was a significant escalation of serious mental health issues for children.
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Kate Savage died from self-inflicted injuries shortly after she left a mental health appointment. (Supplied: Meron Savage)
Link copied Share Share article Efforts to transform mental health supports for Western Australian children and teenagers risk never being delivered without major change, the state's auditor-general has warned in a report scathing of the state government.
An "overhaul" of the system was promised by the state government in 2022 in response to the suicide of 13-year-old Kate Savage.
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