Over 200 children sent to adult psychiatric units since 2017

The HSE says kids are only admitted to adult units after efforts to place them in child and adolescent facilities are unsuccessful.

Over 200 children have been admitted to adult psychiatric units over the past three years.

There were more than 80 in both 2017 and 2018 - but this dropped to 50 in the first 11 months of last year to bring the total to 216.