Minister wants pilot of garda-HSE response team in Limerick rolled out nationwide

The Community Access Support Team provides prevention, intervention, and outreach services to people with apparent or confirmed mental health issues brought to the attention of gardaí

Jim O’Callaghan said he had recently visited the CAST project and was very impressed by how it worked. File photo: Leon Farrell/Rollingnews.ie

Justice minister Jim O’Callaghan has said a pilot garda-HSE response team in Limerick should be copied around the country.

The initiative brings psychiatric nurses, social workers, and frontline gardaí physically together in Henry Street garda station from where they provide prevention, intervention, and outreach services.