Critical

Actual self-harm
On morning bus run [REDACTED] showed me a heart he had sewn into his hand using a needle and thread. I asked why and he said “I don’t know”. I notified [REDACTED] as soon as I got off the bus at OPC1 and she proceeded to take [REDACTED] to IHMS. [REDACTED] is [REDACTED] yrs of age.

Critical

Actual self-harm
At approximately 2115h Sunday the July 2015 client service officer (CSO) [REDACTED] acting as Whiskey One was called to attend the restricted area accommodation (RAA). On arrival to the RAA Sterling security guard (SSG) [REDACTED] informed CSO [REDACTED] that asylum seeker (AS) [REDACTED] was not happy about the adult male as being in the raa and that she has gone into ole tea room and is pushing up against the door to prevent access. CSO [REDACTED] immediately gained entry to

Critical

Actual self-harm
[REDACTED] was walking out of ihms toward the bus stop. SCA CM [REDACTED] witnessed [REDACTED] pick up two or three rocks and swallowed them. Whiskey 1 and another officer restrained [REDACTED] to prevent him picking up any more rocks: [REDACTED] calmed once restrained

Major

Actual self-harm
AT ABOUT 2129HRS ON 28TH APRIL 2015 [REDACTED] APPROACHED STAFF IN RPC3 AREA [REDACTED]. SHE BEGAN TO VOMIT. A STRONG SMELL OF BLEACH WAS DETECTED. A CODE BLUE WAS CALLED. IHMS MEDICAL STAFF ATTENDED AND [REDACTED] WAS TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO RPC1 FOR FURTHER TREATMENT. AT THIS TIME THE MATTER WAS STILL BEING TREATED AS A MEDICAL INCIDENT. AT 2220HRS IHMS INFORMED CONTROL THAT AS A RESULT OF THEIR ASSESSMENT IT APPEARS THAT [REDACTED] HAS INGESTED MILTON BABY BOTTLE STERILIZING

Unclassified

Actual self-harm
22:43 -[REDACTED] approached staff and asked for his razor. As he presented in a calm and reasonable manner, he was provided with his razor. 22:53 -SCA staff checked the showers for [REDACTED] and were unable to locate him. SCA staff continued to look until 23:12 they located him in his bedroom with blood on his arms, legs and on the bed. [REDACTED] taken to IHMS. Wilsons Security, SCA Op’s Mgr and UAM Mrg informed and updated.

Major

Actual self-harm
CODE BLUE CALLED AT 1028 AFTER [REDACTED] HAD STATED TO HIS WIFE THAT HE HAS SWALLOWED SOME SCREWS. X-RAY CONFIMED AT LEAST 1 SCREW AT 1128HRS.

Critical

Actual self-harm
At about 13:13hrs CSO [REDACTED] was approached at [REDACTED] by female asylum seeker [REDACTED]. She said officer, come quickly, my brother has cut himself” CSO [REDACTED] followed her to tent [REDACTED]. On entering the room he saw male asylum seeker [REDACTED] (aged [REDACTED] yrs) standing assisted by a female asylum seeker. He was bleeding from the left wrist. There were 3 cuts to his left wrist area. There was blood on the floor and drops of blood in the hallway leading

Critical

Actual self-harm
On the 13/10/2015 at approximately 1345 SCA case worker [REDACTED] was approached by asylum seeker [REDACTED] her daughter [REDACTED] ([REDACTED], age [REDACTED]) was also present. [REDACTED] disclosed the following: three days ago [REDACTED] had self-harmed and had used something sharp to cut her wrist with. [REDACTED] explained she did not inform anyone what had happened because [REDACTED] was frightened of getting in trouble. [REDACTED] explained she was very worried about her daughter and needed support. [REDACTED] disclosed the following: she

Critical

Actual self-harm
[REDACTED] 1 (SCA TEACHER) WAS SUPERVISING THREE STUDENTS IN ROOM [REDACTED] OF THE RPC1 SCHOOL, AND WAS SITTING ON THE FLOOR PLAYING CARDS WITH [REDACTED] 2. [REDACTED] 3 WALKED INTO THE CLASSROOM AND REACHED UP AND TOOK DOWN A BOTTLE OF CLEANING FLUID FROM THE TOP OF A CUPBOARD WHERE IT HAD BEEN STORED. [REDACTED] 1 STOOD UP AND ASKED [REDACTED] 3 TO GIVE HER THE BOTTLE, BUT HE TOOK THE TOP OFF AND RAN OUT OF THE CLASSROOM. AS

Critical

Actual self-harm
[REDACTED 1] was verbally aggressive to writer when informed he would have to wait for the phone while other used it. He physically threw a chair. [REDACTED 1] was observed to removed what appeared to be a rope from tent [REDACTED]. Writer alerted Wilsons CSO [REDACTED 2] and both followed [REDACTED 1] to his tent, where they observed [REDACTED 1]n tying the rope to the beam above his room. He had also tied the rope around his neck and attempted

Major

Actual self-harm
On 26/03/2015 at 4.25pm case worker (CW) [REDACTED] was having a conversation with asylum seeker [REDACTED], [REDACTED] and [REDACTED] in the mess in RPC3. CW [REDACTED] was also present. [REDACTED] then disclosed that [REDACTED] ‘did something stupid’. [REDACTED] then disclosed the following: about 4 days ago (Monday 22/03/2015) she stated that she was feeling upset and worried as I miss my husband who lives in the community in Australia. She stated that she wanted a tattoo of his name but

Major

Actual self-harm
[REDACTED] CONSUMED WASHING DETERGENT

Major

Actual self-harm
SENIOR CHILD PROTECTION WORK WITNESS CLIENT HITTING HIMSELF OVER THE HEAD WITH A ROCK AND CHAIR, THAN BANGING HEAD INTO WALLS

Major

Actual self-harm
ON THE ABOVE MENTIONED TIME AND DATE CLIENT SERVICE OFFICER (CSO) [REDACTED] WHILST CONDUCTING DUTIES AS ECHO ONE, HEARD [REDACTED] COMING FROM THE SAA, CSO [REDACTED] RESPONDED AND UPON ENTERING THE SAA OBSERVED ASYLUM SEEKER (AS), [REDACTED] AND CRYING. AT THIS TIME AS, [REDACTED] ENTERED THE AREA, AND UPON [REDACTED]’S OBSERVATION OF HIS MOTHER ([REDACTED]) [REDACTED] PICKED UP A HANDFUL OF STONES ATTEMPTING TO SWALLOW THEM, CSO [REDACTED] IMMEDIATELY CALLED A CODE BLUE, ASSESSED THE SITUATION AND INTERVENED AND USING

Minor

Actual self-harm
SHOWING EVIDANCE OF SELF HARM

Critical

Actual self-harm
Six UAMs (under age minors) self harmed in UAM compound. UAMs also attempting to tear down tarps in the tent. IHMS called and 6 UAMS moved to RPC1 for treatment.

Major

Actual self-harm
[REDACTED 1] informed SCA caseworker that his partner [REDACTED] tried to commit suicide by overdosing on medication pills .[REDACTED 1] stated that the couple changed rooms without permission – there were some family pictures on wall of old room and [REDACTED 2] was trying to rip them off the plastic wall. Wilsons guard came into room and tried to stop [REDACTED 2] from damaging property. [REDACTED 1] stated Wilsons officer then stepped on her sons picture, kicked them and told

Major

Actual self-harm
CSO [REDACTED] 3 RESPONDED TO CODE BLUE AT THE RESTRICTED ACCOMMODATION AREA (RAA) MADE BY CSO [REDACTED] 1. UPON ARRIVAL CSO [REDACTED] 1 DIRECTED CSO [REDACTED] 3 TO ATTEND IHMS RECEPTION AREA AND CHECK ON ASYLUM SEEKER [REDACTED] 2, WHO IS THE BROTHER OF THE ASYLUM SEEKER INVOLVED IN THE “CODE BLUE””. CSO [REDACTED] 3 ARRIVED TO OBSERVE [REDACTED] 2 STANDING IN THE RECEPTION; HE APPEARED TO BE CALM AND UNAWARE OF THE CODE IN PROGRESS. AS CSO [REDACTED] 3

Major

Actual self-harm
CSO OFFICERS HAD FOUND 2 A/S THAT HAD CONSUMED WASHING POWDER THAT ONE OF THEM HAD BROUGHT BACK FROM OPEN CENTRE.

Major

Actual self-harm
A CODE BLUE WAS CALLED FOR [REDACTED], REGARDING CHEST PAINS.

Major

Actual self-harm
[REDACTED] INDICATED EARLIER THIS MORNING THAT SHE WAS STRESSED ABOUT HER RSD APPOINTMENT. CSO OFFICER WENT BACK FEW MINUTES LATER AND FOUND [REDACTED] CRYING HYSTERICALLY AND HYPERVENTILATING HOLDING HER THROAT. AFTER LAYING HER DOWN CSO NOTICED AN ORANGE RAZOR NEAR HER SIDE . CSO DID NOT SEE ANY BLOOD UNTIL HER FRIENDS POINTED IT OUT ON HER ELBOW.

Major

Actual self-harm
[REDACTED] SHHOWED ME A CUT ON HER LFT WRIST. THERE WAS A LOT OF DRY BLOOD BUT NO BLEEDING PRESENT.

Major

Actual self-harm
[REDACTED] YO MALE WAS ON A WHISKEY HIGH WATCH FROM A PREVIOUS INCIDENT WHEN HE WAS OBSERVED PACING INSIDE TENT [REDACTED] (AREA [REDACTED] / RPC3). [REDACTED] GRABBED AN INSECT REPLANT BOTTLE AND STARTED DRINKING A SMALL AMOUNT OF ITS CONTENTS. CSO GRABBED [REDACTED] BY THE SHOULDERS WHILE HIS PSS OFFSIDER REMOVED THE BOTTLE FROM [REDACTED]’S HANDS. [REDACTED] SAT DOWN AND BEGAN SOBBING OVER THE INCIDENT. [REDACTED] THEN WALKED HIMSELF UP TO A SERVICE VEHICLE WHERE HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO RPC1

Major

Actual self-harm
SCO [REDACTED] AND CSO [REDACTED] WERE TASKED WITH A CONSTANT WATCH OF A/S [REDACTED] . [REDACTED] STOOD UP FROM HIS BED AD BEGAN PACING AROUND THE ROOM. HE WAS HOLDING A BOTTLE OF INSECT REPELLENT AND HAD WHAT APPEARED TO BE A WHITE LIQUID ON THE SIDES OF HIS LIPS. HE STATED HE HAVE CONSUMED SOME OF THE LIQUID.

Major

Actual self-harm
APPROXIMATELY 1000 HOURS TODAY I, [REDACTED] (WILSONS) AS [REDACTED] WAS CALLED VIA RADIO TO ATTEND AREA 1 TENT [REDACTED]. ON ARRIVAL I SPOKE WITH CSO’S [REDACTED] (WILSONS) AND [REDACTED] (WILSONS). BOTH CSO’S WERE ON A WHISKEY HIGH FOR A/S [REDACTED]. I WAS INFORMED THAT [REDACTED] WAS HITTING HERSELF AROUND HER HEAD WITH HER HANDS AND THROWING HERSELF ON THE BED. THEY WERE UNABLE TO PREVENT THIS ACTION BECAUSE THEY WERE MAINTAINING MINIMAL RESTRAINT TO HER DAUGHTER [REDACTED] I SAT DOWN

Major

Actual self-harm
[REDACTED] ASKED ME FOR A BANDAGE AT APPROXIMATELY 13:10PM. I ASKED HER WHY SHE NEEDED A BANDAGE AND SHE SAID HER HAND WAS VERY PAINFUL, INDICATING THE KNUCKLES ON HER RIGHT HAND. I ASKED HER WHAT HAPPENED AND SHE SAID SHE PUNCHED A METAL POLE LAST NIGHT WITH BOTH HANDS. SHE SAID WHISKEY WERE WITH HER WHEN IT HAPPENED. I ASKED HER IF SHE WANTED TO GO TO IHMS AND SHE VEHEMENTLY REFUSED, SAYING SHE HATED THAT PLACE”. I TOLD

Major

Actual self-harm
ON 12/03/2015 AROUND 10:30AM SCA CASE WORKER [REDACTED] HAD A CONVERSATION WITH [REDACTED]. [REDACTED] INFORMED CW THAT IN SUNDAY 8/03/2015 HER PARTNER ([REDACTED]) WAS IN A LOT OF PAIN AROUND HIS GROIN AREA WHEN THEY BOTH WERE SITTING IN THE TENT. [REDACTED] STATED THAT HER PARTNER FELT SO HOPELESS AND RESTLESS AND STARTED HITTING HIMSELF IN THE FACE THAT MADE HIS FACE BLEEDING. [REDACTED] STATED THAT HER HUSBAND TOLD HER NOT TO DISCUSS THIS ANYONE. [REDACTED] INFORMED CW THAT SHE

Major

Actual self-harm
CW [REDACTED] WAS STANDING IN AREA 1 SAF,S AREA WHEN APPROACHED BY WHISKEY 3 ([REDACTED]) WHO ASKED HIM TO TALK TO CLIENT [REDACTED] WHO HAD SELF HARMED AND WAS SITTING IN THE COMMAND POST AREA. WHISKEY 3 INFORMED CW THAT [REDACTED] HAD SELF HARMED WITH A RAZOR BLADE THAT HAD BEEN REMOVED AND HAD ANOTHER RAZOR OR RAZOR BLADE UNDER HER FOOT. CW SPOKE TO [REDACTED] FOR APPROX 10 MINS AND SHE AGREED TO GIVE CW THE RAZOR. [REDACTED] MOVED

Major

Actual self-harm
[REDACTED] WITNESSED [REDACTED] WALK UP TO CULTURAL ADVISER [REDACTED] AND STATE THAT SHE WASN’T HAPPY WITH HER ROOM AND IF SHE DIDN’T HAVE HER ROOM CHANGED SHE WAS GOING TO KILL HERSELF. AT THIS POINT SHE SHOWED [REDACTED] A RAZOR BLADE. [REDACTED] AND MYSELF, [REDACTED] . ATTEMPTED TO NEGOTIATE WITH [REDACTED] EXPLAINING IF SHE HANDED OVER THE RAZOR WE WOULD GO AND TALK TO SAVE THE CHILDREN AND SEE WHAT WE COULD ORGANIZE. [REDACTED] DID NOT COMPLY AT THIS POINT.

Major

Actual self-harm
AT THE END OF LUNCH AT 13:35 STUDENTS WERE MOVING INTO CLASS. STUDENTS [REDACTED] AND [REDACTED] PASSED ME BY AND [REDACTED] SAID THAT [REDACTED] HAD CUT HIS INNER FOREARM. [REDACTED] SHOWED ME RELUCTANTLY THE CUTS ON HIS ARM. I ALERTED [REDACTED] LETTER MY COORDINATOR AND WE WENT INTO HER OFFICE. HE INFORMED US THAT HE’D CUT HIS ARM WITH A PLASTIC KNIFE FROM LUNCH. AFTER THIS [REDACTED] WENT TO INFORM THE SCHOOL CSO [REDACTED] WHILE I ESCORTED [REDACTED] BACK TO

Minor

Actual self-harm
CM NOTICED [REDACTED] IN IHMS AND ASKED WHY SHE WAS THERE. SHE ADVISED SHE CUT HERSELF LAST NIGHT BECAUSE SHE WAS UPSET. SHE TOLD SECURITY THAT SHE FELL.

Information

Actual self-harm
ON 23/12/2014 AT 1700 YOUNG PERSON [REDACTED 1] SPOKE WITH CASE MANAGER, [REDACTED 2]. [REDACTED 2] NOTICED ON [REDACTED 1]’S ARM A SMALL CUT IN THE SHAPE OF THE LETTER ‘I’ ON HER ARM (ABOUT 8MM): FROM REVIEWING TH CASE, [REDACTED 2] KNEW THAT [REDACTED 1] HAS SELF HARMED BEFORE AND HAS BEEN IN A HIGH WHISKEY WATCH AS A RESULT. HE ALSO SUBMITTED AN IR LAST WEEK ABOUT [REDACTED 1] SCRATCHING A HEART INTO HER ARM. [REDACTED 2] ASKED

Major

Actual self-harm
CASE MANAGER NOTICED [REDACTED] HAD CUTS TO HER ARM

Minor

Actual self-harm
SCA CW [REDACTED] with the assistance of an Interprter met with [REDACTED] to ascertain information relating to her husband [REDACTED] attempted suicide on the evening of 1/12/14. [REDACTED] noticed her husband standing near the ceiling with a sarong tied around his neck trying to tie it to the ceiling beam, [REDACTED] tried to stop him resulting in them falling and [REDACTED] hitting her right eye on the corner of the door frame.

Major

Actual self-harm
[REDACTED] (PSS) Whiskey 3.3 was on a high watch in Tent [REDACTED] when he was alerted by an A/S that [REDACTED] was trying to hang herself in Tent [REDACTED] [REDACTED] immediately responde , on arrival [REDACTED] was holding [REDACTED] up. [REDACTED] appeared to have a noose around her neck. A code Blue was called and I assisted [REDACTED] to untie the the rope and place her in the recovery position. [REDACTED] arrived and checked pulse and airways.

Minor

Actual self-harm
SCA ACW [REDACTED 1] met with [REDACTED 2] who stated he had not eaten for 2 days and was not going to eat again until his Father has been returned to [REDACTED] for medical treatment.

Minor

Actual self-harm
[REDACTED] told case worker that two months ago she obtained 30 to 40 pills and then consumed then in an attempt to end her life.

Major

Actual self-harm
[REDACTED] became very agitated in IHMS clinic, headbutted wall, then proceeded to kick chair at guard and grasped on to her shirt and shook her.

Information

Actual self-harm
[REDACTED] SISTER [REDACTED] HAD BEEN SEEN FOR A HEAD UNJURY THE NIGHT BEFORE AT OPC3 AND GOT SENT BACK TO CAMP, WHICH UPSET [REDACTED]. SHE HAS BEEN SEEN BY IHMS AT OPC1 AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT [REDACTED] WAS GIVEN THE AUTHURISATION TO SEE HIS SISTER BY A IHMS STAFF MEMBER AT THE FRONT DESK. WHEN [REDACTED] AND [REDACTED] ARRIVED IN THE TREATMENT ROOM THE NURSE STARTED TELLING [REDACTED] OFF FOR HIS BEHAVIOUR THE NIGHT BEFORE AND WAS ASKED

Unclassified

Actual self-harm
ON 18/11/2014 [REDACTED] WAS UPSET, CLAIMED IT DAUGHTERS PACKAGE THAT HAD LOLLIES IN IT WAS CONFISCATED. SCA WORKER ADVISE [REDACTED] THAT HE WOULD ADVOCATE ON HIS BEHALF TO ENSURE THE PACKAGE WAS RETURNED. [REDACTED] PICKED UP A ROCK AND HIT HIMSELF IN THE HEAD. THEM WALKED INTO THE MESS PICKED UP A CHAIR AND HIT HIMSELF OVVER THE HEAD.

Minor

Actual self-harm
Multiple cuts observed on insides of arms between wrists and elbows. [REDACTED] has informed Case Worker thst he cuts himself as he is bored and has thoughts on self harm and suicide.

Information

Actual self-harm
WHEN WE ARRIVED AT RPC3 YESTERDAY 26/10/14 AT APPROX 1:30PM WE WERE APPPROACHED BY THE ABOVE STUDENTS. THEY RECOUNTED AN EVENT THAT HAD OCCURRED THE EVENING BEFORE AT THE RPC33 SOCCER PITCH. ALL STUDENTS IDENTIFIED [REDACTED] AS PICKING UP A STONE AND REPEATEDLY HITTING HIS HEAD IN RESPONSE TO INTERACTIONS WITH SCA REC STAFF OVER A SOCCER GAME.

Major

Actual self-harm
ON THE 18TH OF OCT 2014 AT 10:34 AT RAA BLOCK A CODE BLUE INCIDENT OCCURRED BY AN A/S [REDACTED] BY CUTTING HER LEFT WRIST USING A SHARP BLADE FROM A SHAVER.

Minor

Actual self-harm
[REDACTED] seen with cut marks on her arm by case worker. When asked she said she was not trying to kill herself but trying to relief the pain following an issue with her boyfriend

Minor

Actual self-harm
[REDACTED] was observed using wire from the fence to scratch up his arm.

Minor

Actual self-harm
[REDACTED] informed case worker that she had not been eating for 3 days and would continue to starve herself as a protest.

Minor

Actual self-harm
[REDACTED] told staff that she had been cutting herself when the protests and self harms were happening around her.

Information

Actual self-harm
During a conversation with POI it was disclosed that POI had harmed herself. POI discosed that she had hurt her inside left forearm with an undisclosed object. POI reported that he had not intended to self-harm but that it had occurred as a result of increased anxiety when she heard screaming from other asylum seekers who were self-harming. There are visible superficial scratching marks on her forearm which allegedly did not require medical attention