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Donegal child waiting for over a year for urgent mental health support

OceanFM Ireland -
Donegal child waiting for over a year for urgent mental health support

It's emerged that a Donegal parent has been waiting for more than a year for 'urgent' mental health support for their child.

 

The revelation comes against the backdrop of calls on the Government to regulate and reform
Of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services as soon as possible.

 

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It's understood that the Donegal parent who has been seeking urgent services for her young child for a year has been waiting for a first appointment with CAMHS for months now.

 

Speaking in the Dail, Independent Donegal TD Thomas Pringle says the Government must stand with families: