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  "id": 16213619,
  "title": "Dezi Freeman and Helen Haines’ alleged attacker needed mental health help before attacks. None came",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/dezi-freeman-and-helen-haines-alleged-attacker-needed-mental-health",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-23T18:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
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    "url": "https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/dezi-freeman-and-helen-haines-alleged-attacker-needed-mental-health-help-before-attacks-none-came-20261024-p617s3.html?ref=rss"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "After attacks on police and now an MP, Victoria’s Alpine region is reeling as researchers warn of a dangerous vacuum of mental health services.",
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      {
        "outlet": "ABC News AU",
        "title": "How Helen Haines gave a queer student artist hope",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/how-helen-haines-gave-a-queer-student-artist-hope",
        "published": "2026-10-23T18:59:33.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "Hospital issues positive update for Helen Haines, five days after attack",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/hospital-issues-positive-update-for-helen-haines-five-days-after-16251058",
        "published": "2026-10-24T00:01:23.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian",
        "title": "Helen Haines’s condition improves days after losing both legs from alleged attack",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/helen-hainess-condition-improves-days-after-losing-both-legs-from",
        "published": "2026-10-24T00:41:29.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}