The Health Minister says it’s inexplicable why nursing staff didn’t contact security on the night a 13 year old girl was allegedly raped while receiving treatment on a mental health ward at Perth Children’s Hospital. 

Minister Amber Jade Sanderson says the issue of sexual safety in youth mental health wards is a country-wide issue, as psychiatric experts demand gender-based segregation in mental health wards.

The Health Minister says it’s inexplicable why nursing staff didn’t contact security on the night a 13 year old girl was allegedly raped while receiving treatment on a mental health ward at Perth Children’s Hospital. 
Minister Amber Jade Sanderson says the issue of sexual safety in youth mental health wards is a country-wide issue, as psychiatric experts demand gender-based segregation in mental health wards.

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