The man suspected of setting fire to a Melbourne bank, leaving 27 people injured, is believed to be an asylum seeker who came to Australia by boat.
Federal government sources say the 21-year-old Springvale man is an asylum seeker from Myanmar living in the community on a bridging visa. It's understood he arrived in 2012 or 2013 and spent time in the Christmas Island detention centre.
http://www.smh.com.au/victoria/springvale-commonwealth-bank-fire-asylum-seeker-s...Detention centres are factories for mental illness
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-11-18/tatz-ryan-detention-centres/3677942Detained asylum seekers have higher rates of depression, anxiety, and PTSD symptoms than those living in the community. There is evidence regarding the length of detention and prior exposure to interpersonal trauma on rates of depression.
This is why so many of Australia's mental health and health organisations have united in demanding the Federal Government immediately launch an independent investigation into the standards of mental health care in our detention centres.
This group of organisations includes: The Australian College of Mental Health Nurses, the Australian Nursing Federation (ANF), Australian Medical Association (AMA), Royal Australian & New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP), Mental Health Council of Australia (MHCA), Brain & Mind Research Institute, Orygen Young Health, National Mental Health Consumer & Carer Forum (NMHCCF), Australian Psychological Society (APS), SANE Australia, Professor Louise Newman, Royal College of Nursing Australia, Lifeline Australia, Australian College of Psychological Medicine, Mental Health Research Institute, Catholic Social Services Australia, The Mental Health Association of Central Australia, Alcohol and Other Drugs Council of Australia, Australian Association of Social Workers, The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners and Suicide Prevention Australia.