Kanangra Part 2

On the 29/10/2004 I received a phone call from the Office Manager of Newcastle DADHC. She told me they were now looking at placing Sue at Kanangra. That she knew that even if the funding money they were applying for was approved today there was no way that a house would be ready for Sue to occupy by her release date from Mulawa on the 27/01/2005. That they need a plan B and Kanangra was it. She said that Sue's case worker Jenny was at Kanangra with an architect to look at a space that was currently being used as a library in the main facility and to also look at another building on the grounds to see which would be easier and to convert to accommodate Sue.

All I can say is 'about time'. I think the only reason they are now looking at Kanangra is they don't have another option. They are under pressure from me, Sue's guardian, Mulawa and by now I'd imagine that People With Disabilities have spoken with them about Sue's housing crisis. Also they probably see getting Sue out of Mulawa as a way to get us all off their case. I have said all along she needs to be at Kanangra because they have programmes to meet Sue's needs, and will also keep Sue separate from the community as it's a locked/secure facility.

I haven't heard back from them yet to see what the outcome is but I hope for Sue's sake they place her there. The psychiatrist from Mulawa said to me "Sue cannot be rehabilitated in goal as don't have the programmes to meet her needs."