HLSC220 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Refugee Council, Suicide Watch, Mirtazapine
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Provision of services in detention facilities 85 a multidisciplinary mental health team for diagnosis, the development of a specific mental health management plan and ongoing mental health care. This team comprises representatives from a pool of mental health nurses, psychologists, senior counsellors, general practitioners and psychiatrists. 104 requires inpatient mental health treatment, this will be arranged through clinical pathways developed with identified public and private sector health providers. 105. 3. 97 reassessments are arranged as required, usually at the request of individuals, or at the request of staff employed by detention health or management services. Follow up sessions are conducted at 90 days to ensure that persons in detention have not developed previously (cid:494)undetected mental health disorders(cid:495). The rca noted that (cid:494)there have been, at times, failures to provide adequate levels of or appropriate medical, dental and mental health care. (cid:495)125. Refugee council of australia, submission 120, 3 september 2008, p 4. 5 suicides in 2 detention in 2 years.
