Seanad debates
Thursday, 7 November 2002
Report of the Inspector of Mental Hospitals, 2001: Statements.
There are certain matters in the report that deserve to be dealt with. One issue that has long been close to my heart is psychiatric services for homeless people. The problem is that everybody has been talking about this but the voluntary organisations dealing with the homeless still tell me that there are huge gaps in comprehension as to how the service should be provided. There are good doctors but how does one provide services in the community for people who do not have a foothold in the community? How can services be provided in the community for people who are living in a night shelter where of necessity they have to spend whole day on the street?
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