86 children sent to adult psychiatric units in 2017

There were 86 admissions of children to adult psychiatric units in 2017, a jump of 28% on the previous year.

Official figures, published by the Health Research Board, show that the number of cases rose from 67 admissions in 2016.

The Activities of Irish Psychiatric Units and Hospitals 2017 report found that almost a fifth (19%) of all 441 psychiatric admissions for U18s were to adult units and hospitals.