Funding for mental health services  'perilously low'

An interim report, published last month by the Mental Health Commission, gave a damning assessment of the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS), a year on from the review of mental health services in South Kerry CAMHS.

A lack of specialist consultant psychiatrists could lead to further crises for patients following high-profile failings in children's mental health services in Kerry, a top consultant has warned.

Speaking ahead of the annual conference of the College of Psychiatrists, president Dr Lorcan Martin said the current funding for mental health services is "perilously low" with poor staff resourcing.