Fatemah and son, 17, taken from Taiwan in pre-dawn transfer to Australian-run centreIranian refugee and son at risk of suicide returned to Nauru against medical adviceAn Iranian refugee and her son have been returned to Nauru from Taiwan in a pre-dawn transfer which went against psychiatric advice that the son not be returned because his severe mental illness is caused by his detention. Numerous medical reports from 2014 to 2018, seen by the Guardian, have detailed the physical and mental health problems of Fatemah and Hamid. “My son says to me, ‘let’s attempt suicide together’,” she said. “The depressive symptoms were not improved, moreover, he had persistent suicide ideation and some organised plans,” the report said. Nauru sources and observers have reported a growing crisis of mental illness among the more than 140 refugee and asylum seeker children on the island.

Source: The Guardian May 14, 2018 05:03 UTC