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Lisa Arthurs: My daughter was crying out for help
Close People are being given these waiting times and by the time their appointment comes, it s too late.
These words were spoken by Gabrielle Connolly a few months after she reported an alleged sexual assault.
Aged 17, she was referred to children s mental health services. She did not get counselling and within six months she had died in a drug-related incident.
Children s mental health services have a nine-week target for seeing a patient after referral.
New figures show children s mental health assessment targets have been breached hundreds of times in Northern Ireland.
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By Niall McCracken & Robbie Meredith
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media captionGabby Connolly was waiting for counselling when she died from a drug-related incident People are being given these waiting times and by the time their appointment comes, it s too late.
These words were spoken by Gabrielle Connolly a few months after she reported an alleged sexual assault.
Aged 17, she was referred to children s mental health services. She did not get counselling and within six months had died in a drug-related incident.
Meanwhile new figures show children s mental health assessment targets have been breached hundreds of times.
Gabrielle s testimony was recorded during a retreat organised by the Quakers Service for young people with mental health problems, in January 2020.
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