In the Media

(most recent at the top of each category)

26 February 2016, Mornings with Steve Austin, 612 ABC Radio
Lawrence Springborg to front Barrett Centre Inquiry

26 February 2016, 9 News via AAP
Springborg to front Barrett Inquiry

25 February 2016, ABC News Online
Barrett Centre closure: Lawrence Springborg asked for oversight of possible cuts to service provision, inquiry told

24 February 2016, ABC News Online
Barrett Centre mental health facility was ‘failing’ before closure, inquiry hears

24 February 2016, Courier-Mail
Barrett Adolescent Centre inquiry told it was a ‘violent, difficult place’

23 February 2016, ABC News Online
Barrett Centre closure driven partly by budget cuts, inquiry told

23 February 2016, Courier-Mail
Barrett Adolescent Centre inquiry: Newman ordered $100m in savings

22 February 2016, ABC News Online
Barrett Centre: Details of important meeting about shutdown missing, inquiry hears

22 February 2016, Courier-Mail
Barrett Adolescent Centre inquiry: ‘Every’ child psychiatrist was concerned

19 February 2016, ABC News Online
Barrett Centre: Budget savings push prompted youth mental health centre’s closure, inquiry told

19 February 2016, Courier-Mail
Barrett Adolescent Centre Inquiry: No funds for new facility

18 February 2016, ABC News Online
No similar residential mental health service available once Barrett Adolescent Centre closed, inquiry told

18 February 2016, Herald Sun / Courier-Mail same story
LNP had no plan to replace only long-term residential mental health facility for adolescents that they scrapped

17 February 2016, ABC News Online
Closing adolescent mental health youth unit would cost lives, Barrett centre inquiry told

17 February 2016, 9 News via AAP
Lack of Barrett-type site hurts Qld health

16 February 2016, Courier-Mail
Barrett Adolescent Centre inquiry told 100 still in need of support

16 February 2016, Brisbane Times / Yahoo 7 News online same story
Barrett Centre Inquiry: Mental Health scrutiny poor, former Mater Director says

16 February 2016, ABC News Online
Adolescent mental health centre plan scrapped due to budget overruns, Barrett inquiry told

16 February 2016, Courier-Mail
Barrett Adolescent Centre inquiry: New centre abandoned over costs

15 February 2016, ABC News Online
Teenage suicide in spotlight as Barrett centre inquiry resumes in Brisbane

15 February 2016, Mornings with Steve Austin, 612 ABC Radio
Public hearings into Barrett Centre closing resume

15 February 2016, Queensland Times
More than 108,000 documents examined by Wacol Inquiry

15 February 2016, Daily Telegraph / Brisbane Times same story/ Yahoo News same story
Confusion over Barrett closure recounted

15 February 2016, Courier Mail
Inquiry into Closure of Barrett Adolescent Centre begins

28 January 2016, ABC News Online
Barrett Adolescent Centre Commission of Inquiry: Lawyer for Lawrence Springborg requests early release of information

28 January 2016, Toowoomba Chronicle
Springborg to face inquiry into the deaths of three teens

28 January 2016, Northern Star
Did psychiatric centre closure cause three deaths?

28 January 2016, 9 News online via AAP / SBS online same story
Barrett inquiry to hear from 45 witnesses

26 November 2015, 9 News online via AAP
Qld mental health inquiry back in court

19 November 2015, ABC News Online
Barrett inquiry: Queensland departments unable to provide documents until after reporting date

19 November 2015, Rockhampton Morning Bulletin
14TB of emails halts Barrett closure inquiry

19 November 2015, Sky News Online via AAP
More delays for Qld mental health probe / Daily Telegraph same story / Nine News Online same story

16 November 2015, Brisbane Times
Seven government departments delaying Commission of Inquiry

12 November 2015, Sunshine Coast Daily
Barrett Inquiry: How seven depts have failed to respond

12 November 2015, 9 News Online via AAP
Qld depts slow to supply inquiry docs / 7 News Online same story

12 November 2015, ABC News Online
Barrett Inquiry: Queensland Government departments slow in providing evidence

23 October 2015, Sydney Morning Herald / Brisbane Times
Barrett centre: Mother of dead teen says mental health care still not available / Brisbane Times same story

23 October 2015, Sydney Morning Herald / Brisbane Times
Documents show LNP knew Mental Health Centre closed before other care ready / Brisbane Times same story

16 October 2015, Bundaberg News Mail
Call for Barrett Centre closure evidence to be made public

15 October 2015, ABC News Online
Barrett inquiry: Parents of teens who died after youth mental health centre closure want public hearing

14 October 2015, Queensland Times
$12m to rebuild mental health care for youth in Qld: Howard

3 October 2015, Courier-Mail
Former Health Minister Lawrence Springborg received repeated pleas to keep Barrett Adolescent Centre open (and in print edition –> )

1 October 2015, Sunshine Coast Daily
Mum says daughter felt ‘hopeless’ after centre closed

30 September 2015, Commercial Television Stations and ABC News
Evening news bulletins ran stories covering the first public hearing of the Inquiry

30 September 2015, ‘PM’: ABC Local Radio & Radio National
Lawrence Springborg fronts inquiry into closure of Brisbane mental health facility

30 September 2015, ‘Drive’ (Emma Griffiths) 612 ABC Brisbane
Kathy McLeish: Barrett Inquiry Underway

30 September 2015, ‘The World Today’: ABC Local Radio & Radio National
Inquiry into closure of Qld mental health units examines decision-making process

30 September 2015, Courier Mail / The Australian
Qld Mum hopes for change from inquiry / The Australian same story

30 September 2015, Sky News
Qld set to open mental health inquiry

30 September 2015, Brisbane Times
Barrett Adolescent Psychiatric Centre Inquiry: Mum hopes lives will be saved

30 September 2015, Toowoomba Chronicle
Public hearing begins into adolescent centre closure

30 September 2015, 9 News online
Qld Mum hopes inquiry will save lives

30 September 2015, ABC News online
Barrett inquiry: Probe will look at broader systemic issues in youth mental health facility closure, commissioner says

14 September 2015, Brisbane Times
Barrett Adolescent Centre probe calls for evidence

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KEY COVERAGE ON BARRETT CLOSURE PRIOR TO INQUIRY

5 December 2014, ABC News 7:30 program
Coroner announces inquest into deaths of former Barrett Centre patients

5 December 2014, ABC News website
Coronial inquest into teenagers’ deaths after mental health facility closure

7 November 2014, ABC News 7:30 program
Health Department admits it failed three teenage patients

7 November 2014, ABC News website
Queensland Government warned against closing Barrett Adolescent Psychiatric Centre at Wacol, Brisbane

5 November 2014, ABC News website
Mental Health Facility Closure Led to Incidents, report finds

5 November 2014, ‘Drive’ (Rebecca Levingston) 612 ABC Brisbane
An Exclusive Update on the Barrett Centre Closure

30 August 2014, Radio 4ZZZ
Labor commits to re-opening mental health facility if re-elected

24 August 2014, Brisbane Times
Palaszczuk: Queensland ALP will right LNP wrongs

8 August, 2014, ABC News 7:30 program
Parent plead for re-think on adolescent mental healthcare

8 August 2014, ABC News website
Barrett Adolescent Centre closure: Parents call for answers after residential youth mental health facility shuts doors

8 August 2013, Brisbane Times
Queensland aims for ‘Rolls Royce’ Youth Mental Health Plan

4 August 2014, ‘Evenings’ (Rebecca Levingston), 612 ABC Brisbane and ABC Local Radio:
The State of Health in Queensland with Minister Lawrence Springborg
(The Barrett Centre issue is discussed between 15:07 and 18:32)

26 July 2014, Radio 4ZZZ
Call for Inquiry regarding closure of Barrett Centre

19 July 2014, Brisbane Times
Petition calls for probe into Barrett Centre closure

31 October 2013, ‘The World Today’, ABC Local Radio and Radio National:
Parents fear looming closure of teens’ mental health centre
Click here to go to the program’s blogsite where a transcript and the full audio are available

29 October 2013, ABC news website
Parents fear being stranded by mental health centre closure

29 October 2013, ‘The World Today’, ABC Local Radio and Radio National:
Parents warn closure of mental health centre dangerous for teenagers
Click here to go to the program’s blogsite where a transcript and the full audio are available

30 September 2013, 612 ABC Brisbane and ABC Local Radio:
Dr Lesley van Schoubroek: Queensland’s Mental Health
Click here to go to the program’s blogsite where the full audio is available
(The Barrett Centre issue is discussed between 11:17 and 16:08)

8 August 2013, Radio 4ZZZ
Queensland Health defends closure of Barrett Adolescent Centre and
Closure of Queensland adolescent mental health centre causes controversy
Click here to go to the program’s blogsite where the full audio is available.

8 August 2013, Queensland Times:
State closure of Barrett Adolescent Centre is a “betrayal”

7 August 2013, ‘The World Today’, ABC Local Radio and Radio National:
Queensland’s only live-in mental health care for teenagers to be closed
Click here to go to the program’s website where a transcript and the full audio are available.

7 August 2013, Brisbane Times
Barrett Centre patients’ futures up in the air

7 August 2013, 612 ABC Brisbane and ABC Local Radio:
Calls to ABC Radio reacting to announcement of Barrett Centre’s closure
Click here to go to the program’s blogsite where the full audio is available.

7 August 2013, Brisbane Times:
Barrett Adolescent Centre to Close Next Year

7 August 2013, The Australian:
Qld to Close Mental Health Unit for Teens

6 August 2013, 612 ABC Brisbane and ABC Local Radio:
The Health Minister announces the closure of the Wacol facility and Shadow Health Minister, Jo-Ann Miller responds.
Click here to go to the program’s blogsite where the full interviews are available.

31 July 2013, 612 ABC Brisbane and ABC Local Radio:
Interviews with a Current Patient at Barrett Adolescent Centre
and her Grandmother/Guardian.
Click here to go to the program’s blogsite where the full interviews are available.

31 July 2013, Brisbane Times:
Barrett Centre to Remain Open, says Queensland Mental Health Commissioner Lesley van Schoubroeck

30 July 2013, 612 ABC Brisbane and ABC Local Radio:
Extensive Coverage of the Adolescent Mental Health issue with a focus on the Barrett Centre with Evenings presenter, Rebecca Levingston.
Click here to go to the program’s blogsite where the series of interviews is available.

30 July 2013, Brisbane Times:
Parents in Dark over Youth Mental Health Centre