Action demanded on numbers with mental health issues in Garda custody 

Mental health campaigners have called for urgent changes in the law so that children with mental disorders are brought to a medical facility and not to a Garda station in crisis situations. Picture: Denis Minihane

Mental health campaigners say they are "deeply concerned" at the high numbers of people with mental health issues in Garda custody.

They have called for urgent changes in the law so that children with mental disorders are brought to a medical facility and not to a Garda station in crisis situations.