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Safeguards
Harms of detention: what safeguarding concerns do visitors come across in detention?
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Deteriorating mental health
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Deteriorating mental health
Worsening of pre-existing health needs
Trauma and mental health conditions that are common in detention
Failures in continuity of care
Mistreatment and abuse
Disbelief
Suicidal thoughts and self-harm
Survivors of torture, human trafficking and modern slavery
People who lack decision-making capacity
Age disputed children
