There's a call for new governance and management structures for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services.
The College of Psychiatrists in Ireland believes an overhaul is needed to deliver adequate mental health services.
Currently, some staff haven't been given specific CAHMS training.
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In 2022, the Maskey Report established that 240 children were put at risk of serious harm and significant harm was caused to 46 others, while attending South Kerry Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services.
Dr Maeve Doyle, Executive Member of the Faculty of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, is looking for a better internal structure:
