The number of West Australians presenting to emergency departments for mental health treatment is the second highest in the country, a new report has revealed.

The Australian Medical Association’s Public Hospital Report Card on Mental Health, released on Thursday, exposed an onslaught of West Australian residents in mental health crises reliant on hospitals for care.

The report revealed West Australians were presenting to emergency departments with mental health illnesses at the equal second highest rate in the country, signalling a concerning rise in unmet care.

The rate of mental health presentations to public EDs rose to 130 per 10,000 in 2023-24 but still wasn’t as high as 2019-20, which reached more than 140 presentations per 10,000 people.

Among the patients who were eventually a

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