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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

"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."