Children in adult mental health facilities due to shortage of beds

Children continue to be admitted to adult mental health units because of a shortage of beds in child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS).

Children in adult mental health facilities due to shortage of beds
Fri, 09 Mar, 2018 - 00:00
Catherine Shanahan

The latest batch of inspection reports from the Mental Health Commission show children were admitted to the acute psychiatric unit at University Hospital Limerick; the Centre for Mental Health Care & Recovery, at Bantry General Hospital; Lakeview Unit, Naas General Hospital, Co Kildare, and the Ashlin Centre in Dublin.

None of these facilities has age appropriate facilities and are “not suitable for children”.

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