How Tusla staffing crisis is blocking special care for troubled teenagers

Crises in child special care have been apparent for some time – but solutions are no nearer

Staffing crisis at Tusla is leading to vulnerable children being failed by the State

Shane Phelan

On the night of Sunday, October 1, a 16-year-old girl was found passed out and unresponsive.

It is suspected the girl, known as M, had ingested cocaine which had been cut with fentanyl, a deadly and highly potent synthetic opioid which is emerging in Europe having already been linked to thousands of deaths in the US.