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Half Of Child Death's In State Care From Suicide or Drug Overdose

RedFM Sport
RedFM Sport

12:01 12 Nov 2021


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Almost half the children who died while in state care during the last decade, passed away from drug overdose or suicide.

Forty two young people died between 2010 and 2019, twelve of them by suicide and another six by overdose.

In total 206 children and young people, who were in care or who were known to child protection services, died during the same period.


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