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WA cuts children’s mental health beds despite strain on system
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Western Australia will cut the number of inpatient mental health beds for children despite years of warnings that the state’s mental health system for young people is struggling to keep up.
- Western Australia will cut the number of inpatient mental health beds for children despite years of warnings that the state’s mental health system for young people is struggling to keep up.
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- WA cuts children’s mental health beds despite strain on system.
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- Left: Western Australia will cut the number of inpatient mental health beds for children despite years of warnings that the state’s mental health system for young people is struggling to keep up.
- Center: Coverage gap: Currently unaddressed by verified outlets on this side of the spectrum.
- Right: Coverage gap: Currently unaddressed by verified outlets on this side of the spectrum.
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