# Doctors urged involuntary mental health assessment for Elizabeth Struhs’s mother, inquest hears

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- The Guardian, 2026-10-15 06:32 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/oct/15/elizabeth-struhs-inquest-child-safety-doctors-mother-ntwnfb

> An inquest heard that doctors recommended an involuntary mental health assessment for Kerrie Struhs because she believed God would cure her daughter’s type 1 diabetes. Child safety officials returned eight-year-old Elizabeth home in 2019 despite doctors’ objections. She died in 2022 after her father stopped giving her insulin.