“Dangerous void” left if Donegal child couneslling services close
The Dáil has heard that the imminent closure of Donegal’s only child and adolescent counselling service would leave a “dangerous void” in the county. Essential services delivered across the county by the non-profit Raphoe Dioscesan Centre will cease in mid-March. The service, which is the only service of its kind…
Leitrim CC to call on government to deal with waiting times for children’s outpatient appointments
Leitrim County Council is to call on the Minister for Health Simon Harris and the Minister for Children Katherine Zappone to provide the necessary resources to deal with the long waiting times for children needing outpatient appointments such as paediatric specialists, speech and language and in the Child and Adolescent…
Fears GPs have nowhere to refer young vulnerable people
A Sligo councillor is claiming the HSE has told GPs that they cannot any longer refer children or adolescents for specialist treatment. Sinn Fein Councillor Thomas Healy says the only option now for children and adolescents needing immediate help is for them to be brought to a hospital emergency department.…
Parents claim mental health services in the North West are totally ‘inadequate’
A day of protest is being held in April to highlight the lack of investment in mental health services in areas like the north west. A meeting of a group of Sligo parents heard today that the waiting list for accessing the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services in the…
Immediate action needed to address staffing crisis facing CAMHS
There are calls for the HSE and the Minister for Health to take immediate action to address the staffing crisis facing mental health and autism services in the North West. The calls come following a meeting of local politicians and families from the greater Sligo and North West region yesterday.…