Cara Lodge was run by the Matt Talbot Adolescent Service (MTAS), a charity set up in Cork city over twenty years ago. MTAS is largely funded by the HSE which decided on the closure of Cara Lodge. This suggests a move away from residential treatment is the best way forward. So much for an alleged fall-off in demand or policy shift away from residential treatment. The HSE statement also noted that the review "did not inform the decision to redirect funding from residential services to non-residential services."

Source: Irish Examiner September 29, 2020 05:26 UTC