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Hospital Discharges Teen to Homeless Shelter

Hospital Discharges Teen to Homeless Shelter

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Nineteen-year-old Jeremiah Dixon from Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, was discharged from Halifax Infirmary less than twelve hours after attempting suicide, sent straight to a homeless shelter. Despite his mental health struggles and impulse control issues, hospital staff argued that mental health crises dont always mean admission. Jeremiahs family, however, feels the system is broken, leaving vulnerable kids like him isolated and in need of real mental health help.

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