Surge in children referred to HSE crisis unit

A RECORD number of children required crisis intervention from the HSE last year, with the executive admitting that there is a “significant under-resourcing” of social work departments to meet the challenge.

Statistics show that 820 children were referred to the HSE’s Crisis Intervention Service last year, up from 764 in 2008.

In the first five months of this year another 372 children were referred.