Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 8 February 2022
Joint Committee On Health
General Scheme of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed)
Gino Kenny (Dublin Mid West, People Before Profit Alliance) | Oireachtas source
I will ask a very obvious question. How do we address very serious issues in the here and now? Obviously, there are huge problems, such as the retention and recruitment of staff. I understand that. That has been a legacy issue for more than a decade.
Under these circumstances, children who need intervention are being failed. That is the most serious of the consequences of this. How do we amend the structural issues, particularly around CAMHS, for the here and now? Obviously, the review will take place. As I said from the outset, I do not think this is an isolated situation. How do we address the immediate issue of trust in relation to children and adolescents who are seeking CAMHS?
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