Seanad debates
Thursday, 7 November 2002
Report of the Inspector of Mental Hospitals, 2001: Statements.
I ask that the Minister do as much as possible to help and support the carers and families of people with mental illness. The patients are frequently discharged back into the community as a result of shortages of psychiatric nurses. While the families and carers are willing to take people home they are often expected to take up the burden without adequate support.
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