A charity in Northern Ireland that offers support services for children and adults with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder may have to shut down.

According to a Sept. 8 article on the BBC News website, the Northern Ireland ADD Support Centre (NI-ADD) says it faces a funding crisis that was caused, at least in part, by a lack of funding from the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust.

Sarah Salters, charity director with NI-ADD, said its current financial situation is untenable. "From June 2007 to June 2009 we provided 214 services to Belfast Trust," she explained. "In terms of money that we as an organization have had to secure, that equates to [$228,033.] Of that, Belfast Trust has given us nothing.

A statement released by Belfast Trust said it is not in a position to provide funding to NI-ADD. NI-ADD didnt indicate how long it could continue operating within its current financial framework, the BBC reported.

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