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Bentley's teenage unit was replaced by a new East Metropolitan Youth Unit (EMyU) that opened with half the number of beds, specifically for 16 to 17 year olds .
A spokesperson for the East Metro Health Service $ 354,000 worth of renovations will allow the facility to return to its original size of 12 beds starting August 13, when it will begin to accommodate people aged 16 to 24.
"This has allowed us to build a new service" The EMyU service model allows us to provide mental health care to young specialists who will focus on mental health care – early intervention, diagnostic clarification and supported by age by a multidisciplinary team. "
The young patients of the Bentley Adolescent Unit, which housed patients aged 12 to 16, were transferred to the new Children's Hospital of In 1965, psychiatrists said it was "like a prison," and in 2016 when police were called because a group of patients was threatening to hurt staff and them- 19659002] In its place, Bentley was to open the Metropolitan East's youth unit under a new model of care for hospitalized patients 24 hours a day, seven days a week, offering seven-day therapeutic programs. [19659002] According to the health service spokesman, the Minister of Mental Health, Roger Cook, said that EMyU would add to the 14 beds of young Fiona Stanley Hospital. the 20 beds at the Perth Children's Hospital and the eight-bed hospital for young people in the home beds provided by the Sir Charles Gardiner Hospital.
"The opening of the Perth Children's Hospital allowed us to change service and open a new one" We know that 75% of mental health problems begin before age 25 years, so providing proper early care is essential to help young WA people lead a happy and productive life. "
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