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Mental health crisis nursing teams are finally set to launch in Galway, nearly a year after funding was approved — part of a nationwide push to ease pressure on ten major emergency departments. Each hospital will get a four-person team of advanced nurses, aiming to deliver specialized care outside regular hours. But critics question the delay, limited rollout to major hospitals, and whether emergency rooms — often overcrowded — are the right setting for mental health crises. While officials hail the investment as vital progress, the real challenge remains: how to reach those in crisis without overburdening already strained systems.

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