Organisation: Child & Adolescent Mental Health Services

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Organisation: Child & Adolescent Mental Health Services

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

<p>HSE chief executive, Bernard Gloster, accepted waiting times for Child & Adolescent Mental Health Services 'remain too long in some parts of the country' still. Picture: Brendan Gleeson</p>

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HSE admits workforce for children's mental health services needs to double

The Oireachtas Health Committee also heard much discussion on the HSE recruitment freeze and its impact for Camhs as well as other services

<p>It had been expected the hub, which opened in October last year, would see 120 children or young people waiting for ADHD assessment and treatment from the Camhs lists “within six months of commencement”. File picture</p>

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HSE apologises to children in Cork and Kerry 'still waiting too long' for ADHD assessment

<p>Mental Health Commission chairman Dr John Hillery said: “It is clear to us from the final report, which we endorse, that the current systems for Camhs services are simply not working.” File picture: Stephen Collins/Collins Photos</p>

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Parents 'distressed' at children's waiting lists, Mental Health Commission says

Childhood problems - Child abuse

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Mark Smyth: Camhs report came as no surprise to frontline clinicians

Depressed teenager

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'Camhs has never been top of the agenda,' says head of mental health body

Childhood problems - Child abuse

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HSE delays publication of national Camhs audit for a second time

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HSE audit finds South Kerry Camhs was an outlier

Dr Aoife O’Sullivan, a GP in Cork city centre, said waiting lists for Camhs are an obstacle for children seeking help which is directly linked to staff shortages

Thu, 15 Jun, 2023

500 children waiting more than a year to access care

ALMOST 2,800 young people are on a waiting list for child and adolescent mental health services, HSE figures have shown.

Thu, 16 Sep, 2010