More than 4,000 children waiting to access mental health services as worst HSE region for delays revealed

"More than 4,000 children were waiting to access mental health services at the end of last month - with more than 500 of those children waiting over a year for services, new figures show. The waiting list is the longest in the HSE South West, which covers Cork and Kerry, where 987 children were waiting to be seen by the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (Camhs) at the end of September."

"Over 500 children have been on the waiting list for longer than a year More than 4,000 children were waiting to access mental health services at the end of last month - with more than 500 of those children waiting over a year for services, new figures show. The waiting list is the longest in the HSE South West, which covers Cork and Kerry, where 987 children were waiting to be seen by the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (Camhs) at the end of September."

More than 4,000 children were waiting to access Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services at the end of last month. Over 500 of those children had been on waiting lists for longer than a year. The longest waiting list was in the HSE South West region, which covers Cork and Kerry, where 987 children were waiting to be seen by CAMHS at the end of September. Extended delays create prolonged unmet need for specialist care, risk worsening mental health for children, and increase pressure on families and services, highlighting a need for increased capacity and faster access.

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