Trinity College Professor Dr Helen Buckley, a leading child welfare expert, said she could not rule out a repeat of the circumstances which led to the drug overdose death of Danny Talbot, whose care by the HSE was severely criticised in a report. Dr Buckley was speaking following the publication of four reports into child deaths by the independent National Review Panel she chaired. The panel was highly critical of the HSEs involvement with Mr Talbot (19), who died in 2009. It found serious shortcoming in the mental health and social worker services provided to the teenager. She said there were still waiting lists and gaps in the allocation of social workers to troubled children.
Posted on: Thu, 17 Jul 2014 09:57:17 +0000