Mental capacity law plans do not fulfil Ireland’s obligations, say rights groups – Irish Examiner, August 25, 2011
Read the Irish Examiner report on our and our member organisation Amnesty International Ireland’s submission here.
Read the Irish Examiner report on our and our member organisation Amnesty International Ireland’s submission here.
Read our submission to the Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality on proposed mental capacity legislation here.
Orla’s letter to the Editor in the Irish Examiner calls on the Government to preserve mental health staffing levels at Budget 2011 levels. “What we must get away from is the notion that we cannot afford to have good mental health services. We cannot afford to have poor mental health services: Mental health difficulties cost the Irish economy around 2%, (approx €2.5 billion), of GNP annually.”
Read Mental Health Reform Director Orla Barry’s piece for thejournal.ie on the use of seclusion in mental health services here.