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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
National
Ciara Phelan

Taoiseach describes report into HSE-run children's mental health service in Kerry 'shocking'

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said a review into care of children at a HSE-run mental health service in south Kerry which found 46 children suffered significant harm is “shocking” and represents “a damning indictment of the service.”

Mr Martin has said there will now be a full audit nationwide of compliance with Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) operation guidelines by all CAMHS teams.

He said in addition, a prescribing audit will be conducted in each of the 72 CAMHS teams to include a random selection of files.

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