Two children who it was claimed were prescribed an antipsychotic drug when they were treated by south Kerry Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services have settled their High Court actions.
In the first case, the now 16 year old was referred to Camhs when he was five and the following year he was diagnosed with ADHD.Girl secures €200,000 settlement over ‘very significant’ harm caused by south Kerry CAMHSDáil hears of child struggling with ‘mental health crisis’ and receiving no services
“Instead of being monitored and overseen, he and his family were poorly treated with their concerns not taken seriously,” Mr Mohan said. He noted that the boy’s parents suffered significant distress and the non-treatment of the boy’s ADHD symptoms caused more difficulties for him at school and at home. Assessing compensation at €25,000, Mr Mohan said there must be an uplift because of how the boy “was treated throughout the system”.