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Dail told some families in Donegal in turmoil over denial of CAMHS psychiatric services

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Dail told some families in Donegal in turmoil over denial of CAMHS psychiatric services

A Donegal TD says some families of children with disabilities in Donegal are in turmoil because they’re being denied psychiatric services from the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service, as well as access to medication.

Deputy Padraig Mac Lochlainn says some families are now effectively trapped at home.

Speaking during Dail statements on a National Human Rights Strategy for Disabled People in Ireland over the next five years, Deputy Mac Lochlain highlighted the reality families are facing