2078. Hon Alison Xamon to the minister representing the Minister for Emergency Services; Corrective Services:
I refer to the transfer of young people from Banksia Hill Detention Centre to inpatient mental health care, and I ask:
(a) how many young people were transferred to inpatient mental health care in:
(i) 2016–17;
(ii) 2017–18; and
(iii) 2018–2019 to date; and
(b) for each year in (a)(i) to (iii), please advise:
(i) the ages of the young people;
(ii) which facilities the young people were transferred to;
(iii) whether the young people were required to wait for a bed to become available and, if so, for how long they had to wait; and
(iv) whether the department sought to transfer any young people to inpatient mental health facilities but were unsuccessful and, if so, for what reason?
Hon Stephen Dawson replied:
(a) (i) The Department of Justice did not retain records this financial year due to Information Technology limitations.
(ii) Six.
(iii) Three.
(b) (i) 2016–17: Not available – as above.
2017–18 – 2 x 17 years, 1 x 15 years, 3 x 16 years;
2018–19 (to date) – 1 x 16 years, 2 x 17 years.
(ii) Graylands (Frankland Centre)
2016–17 – records were not retained for this time period,
2017–18 – 2 young people,
2018–19 – nil;
East Metropolitan Youth Unit (EMYU)
2016–17 – records were not retained for this time period,
2017–18 – 3 young people,
2018–19 – 2 young people;
Fiona Stanley Hospital Youth Unit
2016–17 – records were not retained for this time period;
2017–18 – 1 young person,
2018–19 – 1 young person (same young person admitted to EMYU 2018–19);
Perth Children’s Hospital (Ward 5A)
2016–17 – nil due to records not being retained for this time period,
2017–18 – nil,
2018–19 – 1 young person.
(iii) 2016–17 – not applicable.
2017–18 – 3 young people; 1 x 15 days, 1 x 3 days, 1 x 4 days.
2018–19 – 2 young people; 1 x 3 days, 1 x 4 days.
(iv) Not applicable.