Young Aboriginal people in WA’s northernmost region continue to take their lives after a spate of suicides prompted one of the states biggest inquests alongside findings that community services in the region may need to completely change.
Of the thirteen Indigenous people who died over a three and a half year period in Kimberly, five were aged between ten and thirteen, including two sisters.
Coroner Ros Fogliani handed down her findings on Thursday, describing the situation as dire despite more government funding for services; providing 42 recommendations to state government.
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