HSE report details staff shortages in child mental health teams

The country’s child and adolescent community mental health teams have little more than half the staffing levels they should have, according to a HSE report.

While almost 80% of new staffing positions approved over the last seven years have been filled, just 32% posts approved in 2019 and only 17% of positions approved in 2018 have been filled by the start of this year.