AdvertisementA children’s mental health unit has been closed and five of its staff stood down amid allegations of bullying and the use of force against vulnerable young patients. Writing in The Age, internationally renowned youth mental health pioneer Professor Pat McGorry accused the state government of gaslighting families and clinicians over its failed implementation of Victoria’s mental health reforms. Dr Leanne Geppert has been reappointed as the Parkville Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing Service’s CEO despite living in Queensland. Opposition mental health spokeswoman Emma Kealy said this masthead’s reports showed the government did not want scrutiny on a system taxpayers funded directly. “Victorians pay a dedicated Mental Health and Wellbeing Levy because Labor told them every dollar was needed to rebuild a broken system.