Nearly half of those say the service they finally received didn’t help with their mental health issues.
Six in ten children who attended Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services in the past year had difficulty accessing the service.
A new report from the Ombudsman for Children’s Office shows nearly half of those say the service they finally received didn’t help with their mental health issues.
Last month HSE data showed that waiting lists for health area CHO8, which covers Laois and Offaly, have shot up by 88% since 2020.
Children's Ombudsman Dr Niall Muldoon says it's completely unacceptable that children have to wait long periods of time to access services:
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