10% rise in child mental health service waiting list

Almost 2,700 children are now waiting to be seen by the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services, with a 10% increase in just one month in the number of young people waiting for more than a year.

Figures released to Fianna Fáil’s James Browne show that, as of last March, there were 2,691 children waiting to be seen by CAMHS, which was up from 2,579 in February. 386 people were waiting for more than a year, up 10% on the previous month.

The figures for March also showed that 128 people have been waiting for more than 18 months for an appointment, a slight fall compared with February.