"The ACT's public advocate says her office does not have enough staff to
cope with the demand for mental health advocacy in the territory.
Anita Phillips, in her 2012-13 annual report, says mental health
patients and prisoners at Canberra's jail have gone without
representation because the territory's one mental health advocate cannot
handle the case load.
The report shows a 5 per cent increase in the number of clients brought
to the public advocate in 2012-13, but a drop in the number of patients
given assistance to protect their human rights."
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http://www.canberratimes.com.au/act-news/public-advocate-not-coping-with
-caseload-20131001-2ur0l.html#ixzz2gVxXuMQQ
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