00:00All Jenny Matters wanted to do in life was to help people.
00:06The 24-year-old had just got her nursing degree, but an inquest heard she took her own life
00:12after suffering from an eating disorder for two years.
00:16She was 29 and a half kilograms when she died at Belair National Park in May 2021.
00:22Jenny had been admitted to the Flinders Medical Centre on various occasions, but her father
00:27told the court she was often mistreated, with one nurse commenting on how skinny she was
00:33and asking for diet tips.
00:36Jenny's heartbroken parents said they hope the inquest will help to shine a light on
00:40the lack of state and federal funding for the treatment of eating disorders.
00:45More focus, better training and more resources from the state and federal government results
00:52from the inquest, it won't all be for nothing.
00:56Medical assisting told the court there were just six specialised eating disorder beds
01:00in the state.
01:01She told the deputy coroner she would hear there were 10 to 14 patients sitting around
01:06in general wards like Jenny.
01:08You feel like you're the first one that's ever had an eating disorder when you're in
01:14the system because there's no resources available.
01:18The inquest into Jenny's death is expected to go into next week and we'll hear from several
01:23witnesses including the young woman's treating psychologist at the time of her death.
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