A damning 2024 report reveals Royal Darwin Hospital’s youth mental health ward is dangerously understaffed and unsafe, failing 16 national standards and exposing patients to “unmanageable” risks. Despite five major incidents triggering the investigation, cuts to youth workers, psychologists, and nurses have worsened care as admissions rise. Experts call the national funding “pathetic,” condemning environments unfit for young people in acute distress. Two years later, little has changed — upgrades remain vague, and a new adult ward won’t include a youth space, leaving vulnerable kids in crumbling systems.
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