Suicide warning over mental health provision

Teenage suicide is a tragedy waiting to happen because of a lack of resources and facilities in mental health services for young people, experts warned today.

Suicide warning over mental health provision

Teenage suicide is a tragedy waiting to happen because of a lack of resources and facilities in mental health services for young people, experts warned today.

Professor Carol Fitzpatrick of the Mater Hospital’s Child Guidance Clinic called for inpatient treatment facilities for adolescents who were suicidal, and safe care placements for those who couldn’t go back to their families.

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