Admissions to child psychiatric services drops by 40%
There has been a fall of 40% in admissions to child psychiatric services as nurses and psychologists call for “urgent” action to be taken. Psychiatric nurses, psychologists, and mental health campaigners are all calling for action due to the continuing shortage of child inpatient psychiatric beds. According to figures given to the Irish Examiner by […]
3 years ago
3,914 children are now waiting for an appointment with mental health services
This is truly heartbreaking. The number of children waiting for an appointment with the Child and Adult Mental Health Services, or CAMHS, rose by more than a quarter between October last year and February 2022. CAMHS is a specialist clinical service for people under 18 with moderate to severe mental health difficulties. Meaning that as […]
4 years ago
Senior Garda appointed to review South Kerry CAMHS
The Garda will determine if there are grounds for a criminal investigation. A senior member of An Garda Síochána has been appointed to review the case of the South Kerry Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services in which 46 children were put at “substantial risk”. According to a report in the Irish Examiner, the appointed Garda […]
4 years ago
46 children suffered “significant harm” in Kerry mental health service
A hotline for the affected families has since been set up. A review into the HSE’s Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) has found that 46 children suffered “significant harm” while attending the service in South Kerry. As RTÉ reports, over 1,300 children attended the CAMHS unit and 227 of them were “exposed to […]
4 years ago