Learning Points: Light at the end of the tunnel for mental health?

THE number of children with mental health issues presenting to the paediatric emergency department in Temple Street has increased dramatically, according to a study by Dr Eoin Fitzgerald. Such incidences rose from 69, in 2006, to 432, in 2016.

This confirms what all of us working in the mental health profession having been experiencing for many years. There is an epidemic of mental health issues among children and teenagers. We can no longer ignore it.