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Public health
fromIrish Independent
1 hour ago

HSE boss issues apology for Camhs failings: 'Our services in Kerry were so far below the acceptable standards as to cause risk of harm'

HSE apologised for harmful care in North Kerry CAMHS where 53% of reviewed child cases showed moderate/major harm and excessive psychotropic prescribing.
Mental health
fromIrish Independent
8 hours ago

No consultant child psychiatrist working full-time in Kerry - says HSE

County Kerry has no full-time consultant child and adolescent psychiatrist, leaving CAMHS understaffed and below recommended resourcing with risks of potential harm to young people.
Mental health
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Wes Streeting is right to examine questions of overdiagnosis | Letters

Overstretched UK mental health services require a review addressing overdiagnosis and extended CAMHS waiting times, independent of political motivations.
Mental health
fromIndependent
3 months ago

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

More than 4,000 children await CAMHS; over 500 have waited more than a year, with Cork and Kerry (HSE South West) listing 987 waiting children.
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