Nauru mental health situation akin to 'victims of torture', MSF says

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The mental health situation on Nauru is equivalent to that of victims of torture says Medecins Sans Frontieres, in what it describes as the first independent medical data on mental health conditions on the island LexiMetherell MSFAustralia

 

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LexiMetherell MSFAustralia SBSNews SBS had a story about this a couple of nights ago & had a graphic of a wire fence. ABC & SBS, this is one of the reasons why many think you are biased bc it is NOT true, only a reflection of the far left journos who vote Greens.

LexiMetherell MSFAustralia The MH system in NSW is no better.

LexiMetherell MSFAustralia Not according to the Oz 😁

LexiMetherell MSFAustralia Go somewhere else!! We are fed up with this constant whining about illegals still wasting our taxes...!!!!

LexiMetherell MSFAustralia Sob sob.

LexiMetherell MSFAustralia No wonder these liars were kicked out!

LexiMetherell MSFAustralia Now report a study into the mental health of Aboriginal children in remote areas who are subjected to abuse and neglect, those underage girls who are 30 to 60 times more likely to have gonorrhoea or syphilis, and the women 34-80 times more likely to suffer DV.

LexiMetherell MSFAustralia So why did those who went to America want to come back

LexiMetherell MSFAustralia So being free to live on a tropical island, go wherever you please, be free to start a business, have all your living expenses paid is torture and causes mental illness? Can I please be detained in this way. If I burn my passport can I be sent to Nauru?

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