240 results for “acute mental health crisis”
27y · Male·Self-inflicted wounds
…uicide on 18 November 2014 after self-inflicting penetrating neck wounds. He had no identified significant mental illness in the period before death, maintained positive relationships, and appeared happy during his trave…
32y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in a fall from a height
…rting Adam was psychotic with paranoid delusions. Victoria Police officers assessed Adam using section 351 Mental Health Act and concluded he did not meet the threshold for compulsory detention based on his calm presenta…
50y · Male·hanging
…ar-old male with long-standing substance abuse history (alcohol, marijuana, heroin until 2009) and complex mental health issues including depression, anxiety, personality traits, and multiple prior suicide attempts. Foll…
43y · Male·head, chest and abdominal injuries sustained when intentionally stepping into th…
Adrian Steven Lacroix, a 43-year-old man with a long history of mental health problems, severe depression, and suicidal ideation since 2013, died by suicide on 6 March 2021. On …
45y · Male·unable to determine
…nia, disappeared on 27 August 2013 and is presumed deceased. In the weeks preceding his disappearance, his mental health deteriorated significantly—he exhibited rapid speech, paranoid ideation about conspiracies, and app…
28y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained from fall from cliff
… Joyce, 28, died after stumbling and falling from a cliff at Dunningham Reserve, Coogee while experiencing mental disturbance. He had a history of insomnia-related mental health issues (previous psychosis, hospitalisatio…
36y · Male·Drowning
…argeant, a 36-year-old Royal Australian Air Force member, died by drowning after absconding from Edinburgh Health Centre during an acute mental health crisis. Critical clinical failures included: a clinical psychologist'…
33y · Male·Gunshot injury to the anterior trunk (chest and upper abdomen)
…Harrison on 28 March 2019. Jack had deteriorated significantly over preceding days despite engagement with mental health services; he had refused voluntary hospital admission despite his mother's concerns. When police at…
Male·Multiple gunshot wounds from police shooting
…ing as at December 2008. Police had received inadequate training in recognizing vulnerable young people in acute psychiatric crisis, conducting effective risk assessment, or using evidence-based de-escalation techniques…
47y · Male·Extensive burns sustained in a deliberately set fire
…preceding weeks with suicidal thoughts, was prescribed medication, and received follow-up care including a Mental Health Plan and psychologist referral. Despite professional support and encouragement from family and frie…
22y · Female·gunshot wound to the chest
Courtney Topic, a 22-year-old woman with undiagnosed schizophrenia in acute psychosis, was fatally shot by police in February 2015 after leaving home with a large knife. She was unab…
51y · Male·gunshot wound to the chest
…justified use of force. Key clinical lesson: this case highlights the challenges police face responding to mental health crises, particularly when individuals are at immediate imminent risk and have acute suicidality wit…
15y · Female·compression of the neck
…cted by her mother, Li Zhen Gao, who died by suicide in the garage. Sue's death occurred in the context of acute family stress following her parents' separation on 22 July 2010. Sue showed emotional distress in the prec…
53y · Male·Neck compression in the circumstances of hanging
A 53-year-old man with sudden-onset major depression died by hanging after being discharged from acute mental health crisis services. He presented with depressive symptoms, suicidal ideation with vague plans, …
Male·gunshot wound to the head, intentionally self-inflicted
… in the deceased's self-inflicted fatal injury. No medical intervention was involved in this death, and no healthcare-related failures are applicable as this was not a medical case. The coroner established the cause of d…
36y · Male·Hypoxic/ischaemic encephalopathy and hanging
… use. He explicitly stated suicidal intent to multiple contacts. Clinical learning includes recognition of acute mental health crisis in patients with polysubstance abuse, untreated depression, and multiple stressors. E…
53y · Male·Incised wound to the neck with consequential exsanguination from jugular vein la…
Phillip Spicer, 53, died from self-inflicted neck lacerations during a mental health crisis. He had recently moved to live with his son and presented with acute onset delusional though…
26y · Male·Not able to be determined - skeletalised remains
…torway between February 2018 and April 2019. He presented to Westmead Hospital ED on 14 February 2018 with acute mental health symptoms, including disorientation and dehydration following cannabis use and a period of er…
23y · Male·Haemorrhage from incised wounds to the neck and wrists
…nflicted knife wounds to his neck and wrists while experiencing a drug-induced psychotic episode following acute methylamphetamine intoxication. He had a complex trauma history including childhood domestic violence expo…
36y · Male·Gunshot wound to chest
Adam Quddus Salter, aged 36, experienced acute psychiatric decompensation on 18 November 2009 while living at his family home. After stabbing himself mul…
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