Tusla to seek to remove girl from inappropriate facility where she has been detained for two years

The teenager has been awaiting a place in special care since July but has spent a lengthy period detained at a psychiatric unit, despite the fact she does not have a mental disorder

The High Court has previously heard that the highly vulnerable teenager regularly self-harms and has made multiple suicide attempts.

The Child and Family Agency (CFA) will make an application to the High Court on Tuesday to allow it to place a teenage girl who has spent over two years in an inappropriate facility into a special care unit.

Mr Justice Rory Mulcahy was informed of the CFA's proposal to have the girl, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, moved to a secure unit that can provide her with the supports she needs.