Tag: forensic psychiatry
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Seclusion vs. Safer Care: Victoria’s Forensic Unit Waiting to Open
Seclusion in Victoria’s Mental Health Landscape In Victoria, a troubling tension exists between the urgent need for humane care and the bureaucratic process that delays the opening of a new, safer forensic hospital unit. Reports indicate that a highly vulnerable individual—described in court proceedings as among the most violent and mentally unwell—remains under strict confinement…
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Victorian Forensic Hospital: A New Unit Waiting to Open as Patients Remain in Seclusion
Overview: A Safer Path Yet to Open A new forensic hospital unit in Victoria has been completed and sits idle, while a troubling situation persists for a high-risk patient who remains housed in seclusion and solitary confinement. The contrast between a ready-to-use, safer care environment and a patient living under restrictive conditions highlights questions about…
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Court hears premeditated murder in Canberra National Zoo stabbing case
Premeditation in a tragic workplace killing at Canberra’s National Zoo The ACT Supreme Court has heard that the brutal stabbing murder of a female colleague at Canberra’s National Zoo and Aquarium last December was premeditated and planned. Jude Wijesinghe, 31, has pleaded guilty to the murder of Tshewang Choden, a fellow worker who was killed…