There are only 23.8 adult beds per 100,000 population in public approved centres here, compared to an EU average of 73.
There's a shortfall of 830 acute mental health beds across the country.
There are only 23.8 adult beds per 100,000 population in public approved centres here, compared to an EU average of 73.
An Irish Hospital Consultants Association report shows inpatient psychiatric care is now reserved only for the ‘seriously ill’.
Kildare is among the counties with the highest occupancy rate for Child and Adolescent mental health beds, with occupancy rates across the CHO 7 (Dublin South City/South West/West, Kildare and West Wicklow) at 92%.
Its Vice-President Anne Doherty says efforts to boost the number of acute mental health beds have failed.
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