Lack of HSE services 'tears families apart', says Cork mother whose daughter died with eating disorder

The Oireachtas Health Committee heard that 'the majority of young people, 95%, will recover with outpatient care for an eating disorder.'

A woman whose daughter died with an eating disorder has said the HSE and politicians are letting down "families being torn apart" and "at breaking point" by the lack of services.

Paula Crotty told the Oireachtas Health Committee that her daughter, Jennifer, died almost three years ago. “She was one of 80 thought to die from an eating disorder every year,” she said.