Severe deficiencies in child and adolescent mental health care (CAMHS) will persist through 2030 and even worsen as the shortage of psychiatrists becomes more acute, those working in the system warn. Child psychiatrist Fiona McNicholas, who works at Camhs and Crumlin Children’s Hospital, said Camhs needed major overhaul to make it an attractive place to […]
“How is it possible to be in a mental health facility that is deteriorating your mental health?” – The Irish Times
A year after the publication of Dr Sean Maskey’s report on Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (Camhs) in South Kerry, which found that 240 mentally ill children had been exposed to “a risk of harm” and that “significant damage” had been caused to at least 46 – the agency is bracing for more fear. […]