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Youth commits suicide on mental health wait list A six-month waiting list for places at the Barratt Adolescent Centre has developed, says the mother of a client at the Wacol youth mental health facility. And one young person waiting to get a spot has recently committed suicide . The centre is now ...

Youth commits suicide on mental health wait list 'Barrett (staff) have actually told me stories of kids that have actually committed suicide because they can't get into Barrett. ''And they keep going in and out and in and out of adult psychiatric hospitals.'' Fairfax Media understands Queensland ...