"A coroner has heard that while under the care of the state, Mia had gone missing 94 times, had a 'complex mental health history' and took drugs
The news comes months after it was revealed children in residential care homes across Victoria were openly using drugs, including ice, with some staff so concerned that they reported experiencing second-hand side effects.
In an email to staff on December 2024, Berry Street wrote that some staff at three of their facilities, including Ballarat East, were worried they were drug-affected at work due to the second-hand exposure."
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