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1 in 10 child mental health appointments unattended

1 in 10 Child and Adolescent Mental Health appointments were unattended last year. That’s ac...

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11.43 5 Dec 2019


1 in 10 child mental health appointments unattended


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11.43 5 Dec 2019


1 in 10 Child and Adolescent Mental Health appointments were unattended last year.

That’s according to HSE figures obtained by Newstalk Breakfast through a freedom of information request.

Newstalk reporter, Sarah Madden explains the results, while Caroline O’Rourke whose daughter spent months on a CAMHS waiting list reacts to the figures.


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