Lexi Daken
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N.B. child and youth advocate says action still needed following Lexi Daken inquestNew Brunswick child and youth advocate Kelly Lamrock said broader systemic change to the province's mental health-care system is needed.HealthNov 9, 2023
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Lexi Daken inquest jury recommends strengthening mental health supportsThe recommendations included improvements around how mental health treatment is handled in the province's emergency rooms.CanadaNov 8, 2023
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Father of Lexi Daken raises concerns over ER visit prior to suicideThe second day of the Daken inquiry heard testimony about the days leading up to her suicide, including an ER visit where she did not receive mental health treatment.CanadaNov 7, 2023
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N.B. coroner’s inquest begins into death of Lexi Daken, teen who died by suicide in 2021Daken died by suicide just six days after leaving the emergency room at the Dr. Edward Chalmers Hospital in Fredericton without receiving a mental health intervention.CanadaNov 6, 2023
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Family of Lexi Daken not confident coroner’s inquest will lead to changes in N.B. health careDetails on the days leading up Lexi Daken's death in 2021 will be shared during an inquest Nov. 6-10 at the University of New Brunswick Law School in Fredericton.HealthJul 6, 2023
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Lexi’s Legacy: N.B. teen’s friends organize fundraising run for mental healthTwo of Lexi Daken's friends organized a fundraising run to honour her memory and legacy timed with the two-year anniversary of her death.HealthDec 4, 2022
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N.B. child and youth advocate says province lacks long-term vision for mental health careWhile improvements have been made over the last year, the province's child and youth advocate says there is a lack of long-term vision for the system.HealthOct 3, 2022
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Lexi Daken’s family 1 year later and how the N.B. teen’s legacy is now helping others'There’s still days that I see her laying on the floor that morning,' says Chris Daken, one year after the tragic death of his teenage daughter Lexi.HealthFeb 24, 2022
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New Brunswick report on youth suicide points to shortage of mental health specialistsThe review found a chronic shortage of psychologists and psychiatrists in the province and a lack of standardized suicide risk assessment in emergency rooms.CanadaSep 15, 2021
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Report prompted by Lexi Daken’s death into N.B. youth mental health services delayedThe release of a report on youth suicide prevention and mental health services in New Brunswick has been delayed until September.HealthAug 4, 2021
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