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Mother of teen allowed to leavehospital before suicide calls for change

A Perth teenager who took her own life within hours of leaving hospital had attempted suicide 25 minutes before being allowed to leave, a review finds, as her mother calls for improvements to mental health care.

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Samantha Goerling and Nadia Mitsopoulos24 Aug 2026, 09:38 pmUpdated 10h ago1 min readAsiaAustralia
Mother of teen allowed to leave hospital before suicide calls for change

AustraliaSamantha Goerling and Nadia Mitsopoulos

A Perth teenager who took her own life within hours of leaving hospital had attempted suicide 25 minutes before being allowed to leave, a review finds, as her mother calls for improvements to mental health care.

This report is published with credit to ABC News Australia. The wire sent a summary; open the original for any extra context. Read on ABC News Australia

Source: ABC News Australia · Samantha Goerling and Nadia Mitsopoulos. Published 24 Aug 2026, 09:38 pm.

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