Exclusive: International Health and Medical Services says government services are inadequate and children’s mental health deteriorates the longer they’re heldChildren in detention suffer more serious mental health crises than adults and their mental health deteriorates the longer they are detained,the government’s detention healthcare provider has warned the immigration department. It also says the detention of children will cause them long-term mental health damage that will persist long after they are released, in advice seen by Guardian Australia. Related: National audit office to investigate asylum seeker healthcare in detention Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com