A woman says her friend has been turned away from the QEII hospital emergency room in Halifax despite telling health professionals she’s going to commit suicide.
“I don’t know how to feel. I feel shocked. I’m really shocked,” said Lianne Perry Tuesday afternoon.
A video journalist for Global News met the friend, a woman in her 20s, in question; she said she didn’t want to be identified.
Perry, who tweeted about the situation, said the friend arrived at the hospital Monday night and was seen by several staff members.
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The friend was was eventually told she didn’t need help, said Perry.
“We were actually asked to leave or we would be forcibly removed, and that was by the psychiatrist who came in,” said Perry, who arrived at the hospital Tuesday morning after being asked for help by the friend.
The Nova Scotia Health Authority, which doesn’t comment on specific cases, wasn’t available for an interview but said in a statement, “It is determined by the psychiatrist if the individual requires an admission to inpatient services and would benefit from an admission.”
Perry said she would call the Mental Health Mobile Crisis Team or 911.
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