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One mother's struggle for a CAMHS place for her son

An eight-year-old boy from Cork, who has an intellectual disability and autism has been rejected ...

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13.38 16 Apr 2021


One mother's struggle for a CAMHS place for her son


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An eight-year-old boy from Cork, who has an intellectual disability and autism has been rejected for support.

Conor O’Neill had been rejected by Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) in September last year, his family had not been informed of this rejection until now.

His mother Trish chatted to Andrea Gilligan.

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