Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 6 December 2023

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth

Access to CAMHS for Individuals with Dual Diagnosis: Discussion

Ms Mellany McLoone:

In response to the Deputy's question, there is no single solution to resolving this. It involves quite a number of things. The important point to acknowledge is that, especially with our children's disability services, a huge amount is done through our voluntary provider colleagues. They are an integral part of what we are doing. It is also extremely helpful that we are exempt from the derogation. On one level, we are hopeful that will positively benefit children's disability services. We are also looking at new models of care, which relates to the Deputy's exact point about bang for buck. For example, could we look at more group therapy?