Dr Amanda Burke

Dr. Amanda Burke is the national youth mental health lead for the Health Service Executive (HSE) in Ireland. She has been vocal about the significant failures in the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) in north Kerry, emphasizing the need for improved oversight and care standards. Burke has highlighted the lack of adequate staffing, notably the absence of a full-time consultant child psychiatrist, and has played a key role in implementing reforms to enhance the quality of mental health services for young people.