Issue Date: 28 January 2022
Following the publication of the Report on the Look-Back Review into Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services County MHS Area A, An Garda Síochána in Kerry Division is in receipt of the detailed and extensive final report, which will now be considered in the context of whether there are grounds to commence a criminal investigation.
An Garda Síochána is fully aware of the impact this report has had on a number of families within the Kerry Division.
As a result of this report any parent (guardian) of a juvenile who they believe may have suffered harm and wishes to contact An Garda Síochána in Kerry the following options are available
a) Emailing KY.CAMHSKerry@garda.ie
b) Calling to their local Garda station.
Any contacts will be treated sensitively and with the strictest confidence. The Divisional Protective Services Unit in Kerry will engage with each of the families involved and the specific circumstances of their individual case. An assessment will be carried out by the specialist team within the DPSU to determine whether the complaint reaches the threshold to commence a criminal investigation.
