Frances Black (Independent) | Oireachtas source

Fantastic. I thank the officials so much.

I want to talk about families, which Senator Conway touched on. Obviously mental health waiting lists are very long at the moment. It is particularly stressful for families in the context of the CAMHS. How could families be better supported as they wait for the care? You can imagine what it would be like for a family that has a child who is suicidal or who has an eating disorder. How can families be supported while they are waiting for that service? I ask because we get a lot of family members asking where they should go and what they should do if that child has an eating disorder or an addiction problem or is maybe on the way there. How do we support the families?