Letters to the Editor: Camhs’ door opens only at critical point

A report launched by the Ombudsman for Children based on a survey of parents whose children had been accessing Camhs described how distraught and distressed parents were 

The main findings from the Ombudsman's study showed that some young people are not being seen by Camhs until they have either self-harmed or where they have attempted to take their own lives. Picture: Elva Etienne/Alamy

A matter raised in the Dáil recently at Leaders’ Questions was the report launched by the Ombudsman for Children based on a survey of parents whose children had been accessing the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (Camhs).

This report clearly described how distraught and distressed parents were in having to deal with this ongoing imbroglio.