More than 300 children added to mental health service waiting lists in two months

Nationally, 1,059 under-18s were waiting for more than nine months for an appointment at the end of November. File photo

The number of children languishing on waiting lists to access mental health services jumped by over 300 in the space of two months.

This includes a 7% increase in the number of kids waiting for services in the HSE South-West region, Cork and Kerry, with over 1,000 children now waiting for appointments with mental health services.