Young people with mental health problems waiting up to 18 months for services, warns Children's Ombudsman

The Ombudsman for Children has today called on the Government to invest further funding in mental health services to save more young people from taking their own lives, writes David Raleigh.

Dr Niall Muldoon, a clinical psychologist and former national clinical director of the CARI children’s charity, addressed 3,000 secondary school students today at the sixth Cycle Against Suicide Student Leaders Congress, held at the University of Limerick.