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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

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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

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