Kahi Simon, 20, died by suicide five days after being discharged from hospital. His mother doesn't want any other parent to live her nightmare.
Readers are advised this article contains references to mental health and suicide. Kahi Simon 's name and image are used with the permission of his family.It happened days after he was discharged from Taree Hospital's mental health unit, where he was admitted after an earlier suicide attempt.
Kahi was a First Nations man of Worimi heritage and Ms Kay said the local Indigenous community was deeply affected by his passing."His funeral was in Forster … more than 1,500 people were there.Ms Kay and Kahi's stepmum Katrina Mason believe Kahi's condition wasn't taken seriously during his stay at Taree Hospital, and that he was discharged too soon.
"For to return to hospital in his own country, where family or community connections are … where he felt comfortable receiving care, is important.Ms Mason said she would also like to see more work around suicide prevention. "We are currently developing whole-of-government suicide-prevention legislation within this term of parliament, a process that began with consultations with people who have lived and living experience of suicidal distress," the statement read.
The fund has raised more than $40,000, which Ms Kay said would be used in partnership with the Lake Macquarie Suicide Prevention Network to create a new mental health and wellbeing hub in the Hunter.
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