This 19-year-old attempted suicide. Hospital staff sent him to a homeless shelter

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A young man with brown hair and black glasses stands in between his parents.</p><p>His father is on his left, his mother is on his right.https://i.cbc.ca/ais/347f2acb-f472-4fc9-a638-cf659c662c7b,1776786195908/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C4032%2C2268%29%3BResize%3D%28620%29" title="Jeremiah Dixon, 19, and his parents are speaking out about the care he received at the Halifax Infirmary following multiple suicide attempts." width="620" />

A Nova Scotia family is speaking out after their 19-year-old son was taken to hospital following multiple suicide attempts.

After being assessed, he was sent by taxi to a local homeless shelter.

The teen and his parents say it felt like hospital staff were more concerned about clearing a bed than helping him.

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