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<p>Long waiting lists and delays have led to recent changes in how ADHD is managed for children across Cork and Kerry. File picture: PA</p>

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Rise in ADHD queries linked partly to social media awareness, says Cork service

Increased awareness and pandemic disruption have driven a surge in ADHD queries, with families seeking guidance and support

<p>Dr Colette Halpin's report identified a risk of potential for harm to 209 children out of the 374 files that were checked. Picture: iStock</p>

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North Kerry Camhs: Hundreds more children may receive apology

<p>A review led by adolescent psychiatrist Dr Colette Halpin last month found two children were at major risk, 195 cases involved moderate risk, and 12 children faced minor risk.</p>

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North Kerry CAMHS review to be expanded

Mother spent day outside Cork special school after son, 11, refused entry

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Mother spent day outside Cork special school after son, 11, refused entry

Mother launches High Court case after suicide of 12-year-old daughter

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Mother launches High Court case after suicide of 12-year-old daughter

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60% of psychiatrists in Kerry Camhs working remotely

Bernard Gloster hoping to make big announcement for Limerick before he leaves HSE

Bernard Gloster hoping to make big announcement for Limerick before he leaves HSE

In his final weeks as HSE CEO, Bernard Gloster talks about issues in the Mid-West, nursing homes, Camhs, children's hospitals, and the HSE's disability services

Fri, 27 Feb, 2026

Fergus Finlay: People with disabilities are citizens with rights, not charity cases

Fergus Finlay: People with disabilities are citizens with rights, not charity cases

Every policymaker and politician in Ireland will deny this vehemently but in policy terms, to this day, people with a disability — especially an intellectual disability — are seen as a burden, a drag, a problem, and often an intractable problem

Tue, 24 Feb, 2026

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Irish Examiner view: Racism is not a minority problem

Victims are expected to show resilience, as if toughness were the appropriate response to racism rather than the minimum requirement of decent administration

Fri, 20 Feb, 2026

File Photo The Health Service Executive has said it is working to establish how many patients may need to have their medical tes

Families and children 'abused by the State' due to Camhs failures

Sinn Féin's Pa Daly highlighted how the report found that 94% of children with an intellectual disability who used the service were prescribed psychotropic medication generally

Thu, 19 Feb, 2026

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HSE chief apologises ‘unequivocally’ for North Kerry Camhs failures

More than half of cases involved risk as HSE chief pledges reform and investment in North Kerry Camhs

Thu, 19 Feb, 2026

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Youth mental health lead says ‘clearly there was a failure of oversight’ in North Kerry Camhs

Dr Amanda Burke says HSE will increase oversight and accountability after review found substandard care in Kerry Camhs

Thu, 19 Feb, 2026

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Trust in HSE mental health services for children 'deeply shaken' by Camhs report

Some 79% of children were given medication under North Kerry Camhs in 2023, compared to a national rate of 39%.

Thu, 19 Feb, 2026

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Calls for major extension of HSE review of children's mental health care

HSE South West has pledged to review more cases before November 2022, but a solicitor representing many of the families seen by Camhs in Kerry said this should extend to 2010 "at least"

Thu, 19 Feb, 2026

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Families 'heartbroken and angry' after north Kerry mental health services report

Review of 374 active cases highlights medication concerns, governance failings and widespread risk in north Kerry child mental health services

Wed, 18 Feb, 2026

Minister to publish report into children’s mental health care in north Kerry within two weeks

Minister to publish report into children’s mental health care in north Kerry within two weeks

Minister of state Mary Butler will also visit Kerry in the next 10 days

Wed, 11 Feb, 2026

Family of Aoife Johnston repeat call for statutory inquiry on second anniversary of her death

New HSE staffing policies in place following report into Aoife Johnston's death, committee told

At national level, CEO Bernard Gloster said the waiting list situation is in 'a very strong position compared to the position of a short few years ago'

Wed, 04 Feb, 2026

Paul Hosford: The State should not be absolved of its role in the public's mental health

Paul Hosford: The State should not be absolved of its role in the public's mental health

The focus of the mental health discussion must shift now to staffing levels, to facilities, to ensuring that children don’t have to languish on waiting lists because of a lack of staffing

Sat, 31 Jan, 2026

Rise in cases of self-harm among teenage girls and vulnerable groups 'very worrying'

Rise in cases of self-harm among teenage girls and vulnerable groups 'very worrying'

Study identified repeated self-harm was increasing among girls, as well as trans and gender-diverse teenagers, and early school-leavers

Sat, 31 Jan, 2026

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Parents' fight for mental health services for their children 'wears you down and burns you out'

Oireachtas health committee heard parents of children with mental illness face huge distress in trying to access services and support

Wed, 28 Jan, 2026

Jigsaw sees 23% surge in demand as youth mental health waiting lists grow

Jigsaw sees 23% surge in demand as youth mental health waiting lists grow

Referrals to youth mental health service Jigsaw rose sharply last year, stretching staff capacity and driving longer waits in some counties

Wed, 28 Jan, 2026

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'Parents of children with suicidal thoughts or who are self-harming being turned away from Camhs'

Families for Reform of Camhs will hear that families turning to hospital emergency departments to try and get urgent help

Tue, 27 Jan, 2026

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Urgent need for child psychiatrists in hospital paediatric units, experts warn

Acute paediatric mental health admissions 'not recorded or regulated'

Sun, 25 Jan, 2026

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Oireachtas committee calls to expand bail scheme for children

The Irish Penal Reform Trust (IPRT) told the committee that a review of the Bail Supervision Scheme (BSS) found that there was a 72% reduction in reoffending from six months post-BSS versus six months pre-BSS

Fri, 23 Jan, 2026

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More than 300 children added to mental health service waiting lists in two months

Figures from the HSE confirm that 4,375 children were on waiting lists for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (Camhs) at the end of November

Fri, 23 Jan, 2026

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Lack of HSE services 'tears families apart', says Cork mother whose daughter died with eating disorder

Paula Crotty told the Oireachtas Health Committee that her daughter, Jennifer, died almost three years ago

Wed, 21 Jan, 2026

NCSE refusal leaves non-verbal autistic boy without access to special education

NCSE refusal leaves non-verbal autistic boy without access to special education

Family says delayed Camhs assessment left them unable to meet a newly introduced NCSE deadline for special school eligibility

Tue, 13 Jan, 2026

File Photo The Health Service Executive has said it is working to establish how many patients may need to have their medical tes

New Camhs youth and parent panels due to start within months, HSE says

The bodies are part of HSE plans to improve the involvement of children and their parents in the running of the service

Fri, 09 Jan, 2026

Current Camhs system 'isn't fit for purpose' for neurodivergent users, say parents

Current Camhs system 'isn't fit for purpose' for neurodivergent users, say parents

Families for Reform of Camhs welcomed the research, stating that the findings 'ring true' for many of its members who have loved ones in the service

Fri, 09 Jan, 2026

Richard Hogan: The current state of our mental health services is the scandal of our time

Richard Hogan: The current state of our mental health services is the scandal of our time

"To think that families at their most vulnerable, most in need of help, turning to our national services in those desperate moments, find that what they encounter distresses them further."

Wed, 02 Aug, 2023