'Parents of children with suicidal thoughts or who are self-harming being turned away from Camhs'

Some 39% of those surveyed and on a waiting list for Camhs ended up having to go to A&E. 

Parents of children who are having suicidal thoughts or who are self-harming are being turned away from the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (Camhs), a national support group had said.

Families for Reform of Camhs will tell deputies and senators on Wednesday that, of its members who have been on a waiting list for Camhs, four out of 10 have had to bring their child to hospital emergency departments to try and get urgent help.