35% reduction in CAMHS waiting lists in Cork and Kerry

In Cork, waiting lists for mental health services reduced by 40% since January. In Kerry, they declined by 15%. File Picture.

There has been a 35% reduction in the number of children waiting for mental health services in Cork and Kerry this year.

Some 632 children were on the waiting list for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) at the end of January. By the end of June, this had reduced to 411.