Mother: Teen who took his life traumatised by admission to psychiatric unit

A mother has raised concerns over psychiatric treatment her son received before taking his own life aged 17.

Daniel (Dan) Hogan was found on the grounds of the Royal Hospital in Donnybrook on July 8, 2014, just hours after he was assessed by a psychiatrist.

The teen, who loved rugby, had attended St Joseph’s adolescent inpatient unit in Fairview as an involuntary patient in the weeks prior to his death. At an inquest into his death, his mother claimed he was traumatised by this experience and said it contributed to his death.