Month: January 2014

This week, we have been looking at progress so far in putting the policy A Vision for Change into action, eight years into what was supposed to be a ten-year policy. On Thursday 23rd January, RTE Radio 1’s Drivetime covered our call for improved mental health crisis supports, and you can listen back to the segment here, from 2 hours, … Read more

Mental Health Reform is asking the Minister of State for Mental Health, Kathleen Lynch TD, to use her powers to improve access to mental health crisis supports, marking the 8th anniversary of the government mental health policy A Vision for Change on 24th January. In 2012, there were 18,173 admissions to Irish psychiatric units and hospitals, many of which … Read more