The report found that 92 per cent of families surveyed said their child’s mental health deteriorated during the referral process to Camhs. Photograph: iStock in Ireland last year suffered a deterioration of their mental health during the referral process, a survey by an advocacy group for families has found.
Some 43 per cent took additional steps to get their child’s referral to Camhs accepted, such as getting a private diagnosis, seeking political support from a local politician, going to A&E, not mentioning an existing diagnosis or going public with their experience.Sinéad Hussey: ‘We treat miscarriages as a blip or something that’s easily forgotten’‘You’re not Irish.
“Camhs is a specialist clinical service for people under 18 with moderate to severe mental health difficulties. It is not for everyone; only a small percentage of the population would require access to this service,” the HSE spokeswoman said.