Wolston Park Hospital Complex - Bostock, 2001, courtesy of Queensland Heritage Register, Department of Environment and Heritage Protection.
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It is estimated up to 60 wards of the state were sent to Wolston Park, usually after previously being in other placements in Homes.
Children placed at Wolston Park reported abuse of all kinds, isolation and neglect, use of chemical restraints and contact with adults with mental health issues.
In 2010, the Queensland Government issued an apology to those who, as children under the care of the state, were inappropriately placed in adult mental health facilities including Wolston Park.
In October 2017, the Queensland Government provided payouts to former state wards who had been placed in Wolston Park, in recognition of their wrongful detainment in an adult mental health facility.
Last updated:
10 June 2021
Cite this: http://www.findandconnect.gov.au/guide/qld/QE00597
First published by the Find & Connect Web Resource Project for the Commonwealth of Australia, 2011
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