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Sligo/Leitrim TD says children are being turned away from mental health services because of staff shortages

Fianna Fáil TD for Sligo-Leitrim. Eamon Scanlon. has called on the Government to urgently address the gaps in the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services in the North West region. There are currently only 57 staff working in the service, despite ...

17 Nov 2017 at 15:45

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WARNING: Mental health charity says services are stretched as referrals rise by 70%

A leading youth mental health charity has warned that services are being increasingly stretched as demand increases with their own referrals up by 70% in recent years. Jigsaw, the mental health charity, has warned that the double-whammy of lack of ...

26 Jul 2023 at 12:18

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Santa Claus makes a special visit and brings joy to Casa Nazaré

Santa Claus arrived in style on Monday, December 18, at Nazareth House, Co. Sligo with his own Garda escort. Over 100 children greeted Santa outside with cheers and waves. Organised by HSE Nazareth House staff, Service users of CAMHS (Children & ...

21 Dec 2023 at 14:30

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“I was offered respite but what about respite for my daughter?”

A woman who is seeking supports for her ten-year-old daughter with complex additional needs spoke to the Leitrim Observer this week about how services for children like her daughter Maggie need to be made available to those living in Leitrim. ...

09 Aug 2023 at 17:00

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Tánaiste to seek answers from HSE on Drumshanbo girl with complex needs

Tánaiste Micheál Martin is to seek answers from the HSE with regard to a family living in Drumshanbo who have a young daughter with complex needs after their situation was raised in the Dáil this week by local Sinn Féin Deputy Martin Kenny. ...

08 Oct 2023 at 16:00

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Children’s hospitals ‘seeing astronomical number of young people self-harming’

Children’s hospitals are dealing with an “astronomical” number of self-harm presentations, two leading psychiatrists have warned. Dr Mary Cannon, consultant psychiatrist and member of the College of Psychiatrists of Ireland, described the ...

02 Jan 2023 at 11:00

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Gardai to consider investigating failings of Kerry child mental health service

Gardai are to consider whether there are grounds to begin a criminal investigation following a highly critical review of south Kerry mental health services. Earlier, Micheál Martin has said he will pursue a “non-adversarial” mechanism to ...

29 Jan 2022 at 11:44

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Sligo Leitrim Mental Health Services team wins HSE Excellence Award for new innovation to improve healthcare

Sligo Leitrim Mental Health Services team has won a HSE Excellence Award for their project Development of a Crisis Resolution Team (Mental Health). The awards, which took place on Thursday, November 30, are an opportunity to showcase ...

07 Dec 2023 at 15:00

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HSE Sligo/Leitrim Mental Health Services to hold 'Change Your Mind Festival' in Sligo

'Change Your Mind Festival', a free Mental Health Promotion event organised by HSE Sligo/Leitrim Mental Health Services, will take place on Sunday, October 15, in the Hawk's Well Theatre, Sligo. The Festival aims to raise awareness ...

03 Oct 2023 at 16:30

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CH CDLMS Mental Health team wins HSE Excellence Award for new innovation to improve healthcare

Community Healthcare Cavan Donegal Leitrim Monaghan Sligo (CH CDLMS) Mental Health team wins HSE Excellence Award 2023 for new innovation to improve healthcare. The Awards took place yesterday and are an opportunity to showcase ...

01 Dec 2023 at 17:00

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367 Children and Young People on a waiting list for mental health services in five rural towns, including Leitrim

Sligo Drumcliffe, Cllr Thomas Walsh has today said that the current numbers waiting on a mental health service in our community were unacceptable and very worrying. There are 4361 children on a waiting list for Child and ...

22 Aug 2023 at 19:30

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Child mental health services failing and in need of radical overhaul – watchdog

The HSE’s Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) “should be immediately regulated” by the Mental Health Commission (MHC), according to a major report from the independent watchdog. CAMHS is a specialist ...

26 Jul 2023 at 13:06

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