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CAMHS utterly failing children and young people across and Kilkenny - Funchion

Kathleen Funchion, Sinn Féin spokesperson for children and TD for Carlow Kilkenny, has called for better supports for young people and children trying to access CAMHS in Carlow and Kilkenny. Deputy Funchion was speaking on the astronomical rise in ...

12 Sept 2023 at 15:00

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Kilkenny TD slams 'faceless mental health services failing children'

Speaking in the Dáil on the Mental Health Parity Bill 2017, Sinn Féin TD for Carlow-Kilkenny Kathleen Funchion said that parents find the faceless nature of accessing mental health and CAMHS (Child and Adult Mental Health Service) for children ...

03 May 2018 at 11:40

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CAMHS 'crisis' in Kilkenny; HSE have failed our young people - McGuinness

The publication of an independent report on the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) in Kerry has triggered intense debate in Dáil Éireann about other CAMHS services across the country. The Kerry report catalogues failures ...

28 Jan 2022 at 14:08

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Shock revelations: Kilkenny CAMHS report details local referral waits and staff shortages

Shocking referral wait times and staff shortages have been revealed in a Mental Health Commission report into child and adolescent mental health services in Kilkenny. The damning report was published this morning, Thursday. It also ...

31 Aug 2023 at 11:51

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‘They should be ashamed’ - Kilkenny TD slams 'scandal' of local CAMHS

The Mental Health Commission’s report ‘is only the tip of the iceberg in terms of the problems’ with CAMHS according to one local TD. Deputy John McGuinness said that statistics and numbers hide the fact there are vulnerable ...

09 Sept 2023 at 00:00

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HSE chief apologises for failings in children’s mental health services

A health service chief apologised for failures in mental health provision for young people as he conceded that some children are still waiting too long to access services. HSE chief operations officer Damien McCallion was ...

14 Feb 2023 at 15:34

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Shock CAMHS Report - Lack of monitoring for kids on antipsychotic meds in Kilkenny HSE area

31 Aug 2023 at 16:10

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Taoiseach demands national audit after 'shocking' child mental health services review

The findings of a review of mental health services in Co Kerry is “shocking and very serious”, the Taoiseach has said. Micheál Martin has demanded a country-wide audit of Child and Adolescent Mental Health ...

26 Jan 2022 at 17:37

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Gardai to consider investigating failings of Kerry child mental health service

Gardai are to consider whether there are grounds to begin a criminal investigation following a highly critical review of south Kerry mental health services. Earlier, Micheál Martin has said he will pursue ...

29 Jan 2022 at 11:44

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Kilkenny TD John McGuinness lambasts poor spending in health service

Fianna Fáil TD for Carlow-Kilkenny, John McGuinness, has heavily criticised the 'management' of spending in the health service by the Department of Health. Speaking in the Dáil, Mr McGuinness claimed ...

25 Oct 2023 at 17:43

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Families affected by child mental health failings can soon apply for compensation

Families affected by failings in child mental health services in Co Kerry should soon be able to apply for compensation. A review of the care of more than 1,300 children under the South Kerry Child ...

20 Apr 2022 at 13:40

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10% of children attending CAMHS prescribed antipsychotic drugs, audit reveals

An audit of prescribing practices at Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) has revealed 10% of patients are prescribed antipsychotic drugs. The findings of the audit - commissioned ...

31 Jul 2023 at 13:51

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