Almost 7,500 children and teens waiting over a year for psychology appointment

Almost 7,500 children and teenagers were waiting for a psychology appointment at the end of August, new figures reveal.

The number of children on the list has increased by 17 per cent in a year, while the number waiting more than 12 months is up by 41 per cent. Dublin northwest has 1,110 on its list, the highest of any area, while just 16 people, all children and teenagers, were waiting in Carlow-Kilkenny. In Dublin, waiting lists north of the Liffey were at least twice as long generally as those on the city’s southside.

“That 2,526 vulnerable people are waiting over a year for a psychology appointment is nothing short of a scandal,” she said. “The waiting lists for child mental health appointments are particularly shocking, with 2,103 children aged 5-17 left waiting over a year for what would be considered a very basic service in other countries.”

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