Irish teen in UK as no care at home

An Irish teenager has been forced to remain in a psychiatric institution in Britain despite being ready for discharge, as there was no facility in Ireland to keep her.

The case is contained in the fourth, and final, Child Care Law Reporting Project (CCLRP) volume of cases for 2015.

It involved a teenage girl whose mother had gone to the HSE as she could no longer cope with her daughter at home due to assaults and property damage.