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"Young people not getting a proper mental health service".

"Gan fáil ag an aos óg ar sheirbhís cheart mheabhairshláinte".

An independent report on mental health services for young people states that parents and guardians cannot be guaranteed that their children have access to the right service anywhere in the State.

Deirtear i dtuarascáil neamhspleách ar sheirbhísí meabhairshláinte do dhaoine óga nach féidir gealltanas a thabhairt do thuisimitheoirí ná do chaomhnóirí go bhfuil fáil ag a gcuid páistí ar sheirbhís cheart in aon áit sa Stát.

The authors of the report reviewed the mental health services provided by the Health Service Executive for children and young people last year and so far this year.

Rinne údair na tuarascála athbhreithniú ar na seirbhísí meabhairshláinte a chuir Feidhmeannacht na Seirbhíse Sláinte ar fáil do leanaí agus ógánaigh anuraidh agus go dtí seo i mbliana.

The report published by the Mental Health Commission today indicates that there is no certainty that a safe, effective and evidence-based service is currently available for young people in Ireland.

Tugtar le fios sa tuarascáil a d'fhoilsigh an Coimisiún Meabhair-Shláinte inniu nach bhfuil aon chinnteacht ann go bhfuil seirbhís atá sábháilte, éífeachtach agus fianaisebhunaithe, go bhfuil a leithéid ar fáil do dhaoine óga in Éirinn faoi láthair.

It claims that the governance of the service is not good enough in places, that there is not enough staff, that people may be at risk and that they are not resourceful enough in times of need because of all that.

Maítear ann nach bhfuil rialachas na seirbhíse sách maith in áiteanna, nach bhfuil dóthain foirne ann, gur féidir go bhfuil daoine i mbaol agus nach bhfuiltear sách seiftiúil in am an ghátair dá bhíthin sin ar fad.

In fact, the report indicates that only half of the required staff are working in some locations.

Go deimhin, tugtar le fios sa tuarascáil nach bhfuil ach leath na foirne a theastaíonn ag obair i roinnt áiteanna.

In that head, it is said that some teams are not monitoring mental health medications according to international standards and, to top it off, that there are no national standards.

Ina cheann sin, deirtear nach bhfuil foirne áirithe ag déanamh monatóireacht ar chógais leighis mheabhairshláinte de réir caighdeán idirnáisiúnta agus, mar bharr an donas, nach bhfuil aon chaighdeáin náisiúnta ann.

The main author of the report Dr Susan Finnerty said in light of what she has seen that the administration of the service should be handed over to the Mental Health Commission immediately in order to force the State and the Health Service Executive to reform the service for the better.

Dúirt príomhúdar na tuarascála an Dr Susan Finnerty i bhfianaise a bhfuil feicthe aici gur chóir riar na seirbhíse a thabhairt ar láimh don Choimisiún Meabhair-Shláinte láithreach le dúil iachall a chur ar an Stát agus ar Fheidhmeannacht na Seirbhíse Sláinte an tseirbhís a leasú chun feabhais.

In his annual report published two months ago, the Ombudsman for Children, Dr Niall Muldoon, said it was high time to reform the mental health service for young people.

Ina thuarascáil bhliantúil a foilsíodh dhá mhí ó shin, dúirt an tOmbudsman do Leanaí, ar Dr Niall Muldoon, go raibh sé thar am an tseirbhís mheabhairshláinte do dhaoine óga a leasú.

We all know, he said, that the service is extremely dysfunctional and that it is harming the most vulnerable children and adults in the country.

Tá a fhios againn ar fad, arsa sé, go bhfuil an tseirbhís thar a bheith mífheidhmiúil agus go bhfuil sé ag loiceadh ar na leanaí agus na haosánaigh is leochailí sa tír.

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