Organisation: CAMHS

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Mental heath referrals
Parents of autistic children left 'invalidated, unheard and patronised' by Camhs, report finds 
New report says families experience difficulty at every stage of the Camhs process, from referral to discharge, with access to the service generally only being granted once a child had become critically unwell

Thu, 13 Jun, 2024

Older People's Minister 'not happy' 80% of nursing homes are privately run, DĂĄil committee hears
Older People's Minister 'not happy' 80% of nursing homes are privately run, DĂĄil committee hears
Mary Butler also told health committee South Kerry families whose children were affected by misprescribing through Camhs could receive financial support through redress scheme

Wed, 12 Jun, 2024

Four Courts Building on the river Liffey in Dublin Ireland
Two children prescribed anti-psychotic drugs by Kerry Camhs settle High Court actions
Settlements included an award of €60,000 to a now 10-year-old boy, and a €16,000 award to a now 17-year-old teenager

Fri, 31 May, 2024

Therapy Session for Teens Close Up
'Extra €50m needed to combat youth mental health crisis'
Oireachtas committee says mental wellbeing of children has 'plummeted'

Fri, 17 May, 2024

Paul Hosford: As the RTÉ story rumbles on, the real world continues to turn
S Paul Hosford: As the RTÉ story rumbles on, the real world continues to turn
The RTÉ crisis raises big questions about governance. But it's health, housing, services, and the forthcoming referendums that are really engaging the public's attention

Sat, 02 Mar, 2024

Sad girl in hooded top, sitting on a window ledge with head in hands in despair
Protests will demand better care for eating disorders
Protests demanding reforms of eating disorder services in Ireland will take place in Cork, Limerick and Dublin on Saturday.

Thu, 22 Feb, 2024

Mental heath referrals
Rise in school leaving and family strife in teenage addiction
HSE report said it dealt with 60 young people and their families in 2023, up 13% from 2022

Thu, 22 Feb, 2024

'A serious concern': Fewer than 60% of beds for children with serious psychiatric illnesses being used
'A serious concern': Fewer than 60% of beds for children with serious psychiatric illnesses being used
Number of inpatient beds was cut due to chronic staff shortages

Thu, 22 Feb, 2024

File Photo The Health Service Executive has said it is working to establish how many patients may need to have their medical tes
HSE funds for mental health, drugs, and sexual assault services 
Funding has been laid out in the HSE National Service Plan 2024

Fri, 16 Feb, 2024

Teenage mental health stock
New human rights model for mental health treatment aims to reduce use of physical restraint
The new human rights-based approach launched today by the Mental Health Commission and the World Health Organization covers everything from lack of access to proper services and coercive care

Tue, 23 Jan, 2024

Pensive child looking through a window
Camhs support withdrawn once a child's autism diagnosis is disclosed, committee told
Hannah Ni Ghiolla Mhairtin of advocacy group Families for Reform of Camhs said it is 'mind-boggling' that children with autism and suicidal ideation were being turned away from Camhs

Wed, 17 Jan, 2024

HSE CEO Bernard Gloster
Camhs patient in North Kerry 'required surgery' due to being over-medicated
HSE boss has met with people affected by over-prescribing of medication by North Kerry child and adolescent mental health services

Wed, 06 Dec, 2023

Inquest into death of 13 year old Sophia Gray
Teen took her life after being bullied about her weight, inquest hears
Grieving mother tells Coroner's Court Sophia Gray was being bullied through text messages from a girl, and that a boy had told her to kill herself

Thu, 16 Nov, 2023

Elaine Loughlin: Despite a record €22bn set aside in budget, there is no money for health
Elaine Loughlin: Despite a record €22bn set aside in budget, there is no money for health
Donnelly, despite his billions, cannot spend his way out of the many issues he will be confronted with in the coming months

Sat, 14 Oct, 2023

Leader appointed for office charged with reforming child and youth mental health
Leader appointed for office charged with reforming child and youth mental health
Office will be responsible for a service improvement programme expected to include developing specialist services and clinical programmes as well as improving governance

Tue, 10 Oct, 2023

scientist works in a modern laboratory apply a drop of liquid to a glass slide for microscope in medical laboratory. Medical res
Letters to the Editor: Medical scientists' pay inequality has fallen off the radar 
One reader highlights an aspect of pay and career inequality, while others consider topics including the recent protests outside Dáil Éireann, and approaches to mental health care

Sat, 23 Sep, 2023

Sad girl in hooded top, sitting on a window ledge with head in hands in despair
Letters to the Editor: Broken mental health system a major human rights breach for children
One reader wants a serious revamp in mental health services, while others say Budget 2024 should make progress on sustainable development goals and that the international community has failed the people of Libya

Sat, 16 Sep, 2023

Letters to the Editor: Therapeutic team should be managing patient care
Letters to the Editor: Therapeutic team should be managing patient care
One reader argues for mental-health services where the right patient would be treated by the right clinician according to clinical need, with a maximum referral letter length of two pages

Fri, 15 Sep, 2023

Electric Picnic Festival 2023
Letters to the Editor: The Wolfe Tones were rabble-rousing at Electric Picnic
One reader says the 'anachronistic rabble-rousing of old fossils' will not help achieve a United Ireland, while others consider issues including mental health services and the RTÉ controversy

Fri, 08 Sep, 2023

Tusla 'not fit for purpose' as parents plead for help
Tusla 'not fit for purpose' as parents plead for help
A grandfather of one girl who has been placed in a number of emergency units by Tusla said: 'I personally believe Tusla is not fit for purpose anymore.'

Wed, 06 Sep, 2023

Mother of girl who repeatedly headbutted wall told 'watch Nanny 911 for tips on self-injury'
Mother of girl who repeatedly headbutted wall told 'watch Nanny 911 for tips on self-injury'
Daughter was transferred away from disability service after Cork mother complained

Wed, 06 Sep, 2023

Teenage mental health stock
Irish Examiner view: Camhs report shows children are still being left without proper care
Why does it appear that services for vulnerable children are routinely unavailable, underfunded, or inadequate? Is it because those children lack political clout or popular representation?

Fri, 01 Sep, 2023

Parents 'begging' for mental health services for their children
Parents 'begging' for mental health services for their children
A new report into Camhs finds that children are being passed from one unacceptably long waiting list to another

Thu, 31 Aug, 2023

Suicidal children in Cork and Kerry waiting 50 days for help
Suicidal children in Cork and Kerry waiting 50 days for help
Understaffing is causing long wait lists, limited therapeutic interventions, and staff burnout, a new report shows

Thu, 31 Aug, 2023

Cork mum can't get respite care for her teenager despite fearing his violent outbursts 
Cork mum can't get respite care for her teenager despite fearing his violent outbursts 
'We are hiding the knives. He wants to kill me. He wants to choke me. He is obsessed with death, violence, execution...'

Mon, 14 Aug, 2023

Pensive child looking through a window
Jigsaw provides missing pieces of youth mental health service
However, many young people are left waiting for up to 18 weeks to be seen due to a spike in demand since the pandemic

Mon, 07 Aug, 2023

File Photo The Health Service Executive has said it is working to establish how many patients may need to have their medical tes
Health watchdog sets December deadline for forensic child unit in CMH
The new CMH, officially known as the National Forensic Mental Health Service, located in Portrane, north Dublin, was opened last November

Tue, 01 Aug, 2023

Irish Examiner view: Inimitable Sinéad O'Connor a force of nature who was true to herself
Irish Examiner view: Inimitable Sinéad O'Connor a force of nature who was true to herself
The image of her tearing up a picture of Pope John Paul II on live television was a defining moment and threatened to destroy her career but for her, it was a simple act of protest and validation

Fri, 28 Jul, 2023

'Young people have been let down': Former Camhs user echoes report's findings
'Young people have been let down': Former Camhs user echoes report's findings
Tammy Donaghy was speaking during the launch of a report into Camhs by the Mental Health Commission

Thu, 27 Jul, 2023

Call for ‘radical overhaul’ of Camhs service
Call for ‘radical overhaul’ of Camhs service
Some 12 of 49 recommendations made by the report address access to the service, as inspectors found “lengthy waiting lists” with an average wait between referral and assessment of three months

Wed, 26 Jul, 2023

UN convention 'may have been breached for many children with mental illness' in Ireland 
UN convention 'may have been breached for many children with mental illness' in Ireland 
Inspector of Mental Health Services Dr Susan Finnerty said she could not assure all families in all parts of Ireland their children could access a safe mental health service

Wed, 26 Jul, 2023

Child psychiatric admissions fall 40% due to staff shortages
Child psychiatric admissions fall 40% due to staff shortages
Cuts to bed numbers at HSE centres pose 'unacceptable' risks to children

Mon, 24 Jul, 2023

Neglected lonely child
Files of 300 children to be probed in North Kerry Camhs lookback review
The review was announced in January following a random audit of 50 sample files which found issues with 16 of those cases

Mon, 19 Jun, 2023

Inspector concerned over 2,000 people still living in large mental health facilities
Inspector concerned over 2,000 people still living in large mental health facilities
The number is in spite of policies dating back to the 1980s for closing congregated settings where residents lack choice around what time they eat or go to sleep

Fri, 09 Jun, 2023

Therapy Session for Teens Close Up
Recruitment difficulties hit rollout of care model for people with eating disorders 
Eight adult and eight child and adolescent teams were to be set up across the country by this year but just five have been completed, with a further four in the process of being established

Sun, 28 May, 2023

Court orders medical intervention for teen who has showered once this year
Court orders medical intervention for teen who has showered once this year
Asked by Judge Gabbett if the boy washes his teeth, a social care worker replied: “We don't know — he wears a mask at all times”.

Fri, 19 May, 2023

Childhood problems - Child abuse
Young people being turned away from mental health services for not meeting criteria
Advocates warn children with autism being excluded by Camhs

Mon, 15 May, 2023

Mental health
Over 680 children waiting longer than a year for mental health services
Numbers waiting for prolonged periods of time for appointment have doubled across Cork and Kerry since last September

Tue, 25 Apr, 2023

Doctor writing a medical chart.
HSE defends Camhs doctor guilty of running 'unsafe' school in UK
The HSE has said it is satisfied with the work of a Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (Camhs) doctor who pleaded guilty in the UK to running what that country’s educational watchdog described as an “unsafe unregistered” school.

Sun, 23 Apr, 2023

Hospital stock
Shortage of psychiatric nurses at 'every level' as Government accused of 'failing'
Psychiatric Nurses conference heard there were 700 vacancies across the country and nothing had been done to resolve this

Thu, 13 Apr, 2023

HSE admits planning difficulties due to covid-19, war in Ukraine, and recruitment issues
HSE admits planning difficulties due to covid-19, war in Ukraine, and recruitment issues
The HSE has said planning health services for the rest of the year has been made very difficult a number of factors including the impact of covid-19, the and a variety of recruitment challenges.

Wed, 29 Mar, 2023

Owenacurra re-registered for further three years despite HSE plans to close centre
Owenacurra re-registered for further three years despite HSE plans to close centre
HSE said renewal was 'not indicative of any change of emphasis or change of course'

Mon, 06 Mar, 2023

Tough Times
Funding for mental health services  'perilously low'
A lack of specialist consultant psychiatrists could lead to further crises for patients following high-profile failings in children's mental health services in Kerry, a top consultant has warned.

Fri, 24 Feb, 2023

Sad girl in hooded top, sitting on a window ledge with head in hands in despair
Voluntary groups 'overwhelmed' as children's mental health services at crisis point
Lack of trust in Camhs as charities face tsunami of calls from young people needing help

Mon, 13 Feb, 2023

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