Speaking on Kildare Today, Paula Crotty said her daughter Jennifer died almost three years ago, one of an estimated 80 people who die from eating disorders each year.
A woman whose daughter died with an eating disorder says families are being failed by gaps in care, with 14 counties still without eating disorder services.
There are also just three specialist adult eating disorder beds provided by the HSE nationwide, all located in south Dublin.
Speaking on Kildare Today, Paula Crotty said her daughter Jennifer died almost three years ago, one of an estimated 80 people who die from eating disorders each year.
She said inadequate supports from the Health Service Executive are leaving families “at breaking point”.
Ms Crotty described the strain of long-term treatment abroad, including repeated travel to England, and said eating disorders can place severe pressure on families.
She called for greater awareness programmes in schools and for eating disorder-related deaths to be formally recorded as such.
Ms Crotty is the founder of CARED Ireland, which represents parents and carers of people with eating disorders. She said the group hears daily from families in crisis.
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