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One-in-ten mental health appointments for children & adolescents went unattended last year

One-in-ten mental health appointments for children and adolescents went unattended last year.  ...

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15.10 5 Dec 2019


One-in-ten mental health appointments for children & adolescents went unattended last year


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15.10 5 Dec 2019


One-in-ten mental health appointments for children and adolescents went unattended last year.  According to figures, obtained by Newstalk through a Freedom of Information request, nearly 21,000 HSE Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service appointments, or CAMHS appointments for short, were not taken up or cancelled ahead of time. Ciara chats to Dr Maeve Doyle, Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, and hears from listeners. 


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