Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 15 November 2023
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters
Rights-Based Care for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed)
Dr. Amanda Burke:
I will comment. One of the approaches we have been looking at across our pilot sites is that autism assessments will take place within primary care and the children's disability network teams, CDNTs, and that CAMHS will have inreach there. What that means is that a child will not be passed from one service to the other, which is what the Deputy alluded to, and sit on a waiting list. CAMHS will be assessing the mental illness piece and can assess and treat while somebody is also accessing supports around the core autism supports. As I said, we rolled that out on a number of pilot sites. Initially, it has looked promising. We hope then to be able to mainstream that shortly.
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