The impact of domestic violence features in six cases, while difficulties obtaining appropriate treatment for children with serious mental health issues feature in four. Neglect arising from addiction, cognitive disability or parents’ mental health continues to give rise to care applications. Dr Coulter said it was “very concerning” that it appeared so difficult for children with mental health problems to get the assessments and treatments they needed, including inpatient treatment, in a timely manner. “Children’s mental health facilities clearly need increased resources,” she said. CASE STUDY: TEENAGE BOY IN ‘HOSTAGE’ INCIDENTA teenage boy, suffering “significant and immediate” mental health problems needed an in-patient psychiatric bed.

Source: The Irish Times June 07, 2021 22:52 UTC