St John of God Community Services has been providing services to 8,000 children and adults on behalf of the State. St John of God Community Services, part of the wider St John of God Hospitaller Services Group, is funded by the HSE to provide services to 8,000 children and adults on behalf of the State. In a statement on Friday, St John of God said it had taken the decision to cease providing services by the middle of August this year. In a statement Ms Dempsey said the decision to stop providing disability and mental health community services was a “sad day” for the organisation. The closure will not affect the wider St John of God group’s 180-bed psychiatric hospital in Stillorgan, Dublin, or its dementia care facility Saint Joseph’s, Shankill.

Source: The Irish Times February 17, 2024 06:36 UTC