THERE has been a dramatic rise in the number of children committing suicide after coming into contact with the NSW child safety system, according to a shocking new report.
The government has been alerted to the horror statistic that, in 2016, 11 children aged between 13 and 17 and known by the Department of Families and Community Services committed suicide. In the three years prior, that number had been steady at around five deaths per year. Family Services Minister Pru Goward declared the government must “continuously improve its child safety systems to keep vulnerable children and young people safe”.
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