Emergency measures needed to tackle Covid impact on mental health services

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Emergency measures are needed to tackle the impact the Covid-19 pandemic has had on the country's mental health services, an Oireachtas report has found.

The sub-committee on mental health has launched its interim report on how services have been hit by the pandemic. It says the Department of Health should introduce emergency measures to meet the current surge in need for mental health supports and services, including a fit-for-purpose 24-hour support team for suicide prevention.