Families impacted by Kerry Camhs issue to be assigned key worker by HSE

Additional services like accredited private sector dieticians and clinical psychologists may also be funded for these patients through the HSE

A recent report found that the care received by 240 young people did not meet the standards it should have, including 46 children who suffered significant harm, including weight gain, sedation, and elevated blood pressure. File photo

Families impacted by the Kerry Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (Camhs) scandal are to be assigned a key worker by the HSE.

It comes just over a month after the publication of the Maskey report into care received by children and young people at South Kerry Camhs between July 2016 and April 2021, which found that the care received by 240 young people did not meet the standards it should have, including 46 children who suffered significant harm, including weight gain, sedation, and elevated blood pressure.