Ahlia Raftery's death in a Hunter mental health intensive care ward leads to change

By Joanne McCarthy
Updated January 15 2018 - 9:50am, first published January 13 2018 - 3:00am

THE NSW government is expected to announce a $300,000 grant on Saturday to fund a trial of suicide prevention technology in the Hunter after the death of teenager Ahlia Raftery at a Hunter mental health intensive care ward in 2015.

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