High Court told 10-year-old diagnosed as having ADHD on foot of a brief observation in a waiting room
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (Camhs)
Health services cannot ‘speak to each other efficiently’ without an IT upgrade, officials say
Compared to a year ago, some 30,000 more children are now living in households experiencing poverty
In child and adolescent psychiatry, more than one-third of approved permanent consultant posts either vacant or filled on a temporary basis at end of 2023
Numbers waiting for primary care psychology services in Cork are ‘staggering’, says Social Democrats leader
The landmark report by UK paediatrician Hilary Cass into transgender treatment for young people is published as the HSE plans a new Irish clinical programme for gender healthcare
‘When a child dies by suicide, and you know they were struggling, people have to be held to account’
Milly Tuomey, aged 11, died by suicide in 2016. Her family reflect on how the system let her down, coping with grief and why it’s important to remove the stigma linked to suicide
More than 700 vacancies leaves sector unable to fill gaps through overtime or agency staff, nurses’ body says
Mediator adds ‘uplift’ of thousands of euros over the way each boy and his family were treated by the service
Medication changes saw teenager become more anxious and stressed, gain 20kg and develop self-harm habit, High Court told
It’s hypocritical to talk of women’s achievements when State fails to provide most basic health facilities, says Independent Deputy Verona Murphy
Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald raises case of distraught girl Maggie in chamber, describing her mother as ‘desperate’
Coalition has done well in areas such as online safety, affordable access to childcare and school books scheme expansion, Children’s Rights Alliance says
Serious concerns among health staff and community about ‘disgraceful situation’, says Sinn Féin TD Pa Daly
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