Young man died weeks after hospital sent him home despite expressed suicidal thoughts
A young person expressing suicidal ideation was discharged from hospital and died less than a month later, amid rising mental health distress among youth.
A young man told hospital staff he wanted to die but was sent home. He died less than a month later. The incident highlights growing mental health concerns, with rates of significant mental distress among young people more than quadrupling since 2011.
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Kaden told the hospital he wanted to die. They sent him home. Less than a month later he was dead
The rate of young people experiencing significant mental distress has more than quadrupled since 2011.