Suicidal children in Cork and Kerry waiting 50 days for help

Understaffing is causing long wait lists, limited therapeutic interventions, and staff burnout, a new report shows

Cork and Kerry had the biggest waiting list with 902 children and teenagers waiting for Camhs care, a new Mental Health Commission national report found.

Suicidal children are waiting more than 50 days on average to be seen by mental health services in Cork and Kerry.

And the majority of psychiatry in South Kerry is conducted from Doha, a report into the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (Camhs) has found.