A family in Kerry talking to a consultant psychiatrist in Doha will not solve Camhs crisis 

One year after the Maskey Report, its core recommendation that trust in the service must be restored appears to have been abandoned

In Kerry south, initial Camhs assessments of children who may have waited up to two years on a waiting list, are now conducted by telehealth services, with the consultant psychiatrist joining the session from Doha. 

Last January, Dr Sean Maskey found hundreds of children who had attended the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (Camhs) in South Kerry had received substandard care, with significant harm caused to 46 children due to the inappropriate prescription of medication. 

The treatment of 227 children attending South Kerry Camhs was considered risky. Following publication of the Maskey Report, the Children's Rights Alliance said: “This is one of the most damning reports published on mental health services for children.