Mental Health Reform has today launched a new report entitled, The Advocacy Needs of Mental Health Service Users Living in the Community: A Pilot Study. The report examines the need for independent, one-to-one advocacy supports for people who use mental health services and who need help to make decisions or access their rights and entitlements. The … Read more
Mental Health Reform, the national coalition on mental health, welcomed the passage of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill through report stage in the Dáil today. Referring to the Bill, Shari McDaid, Director of Mental Health Reform said, “People who need inpatient treatment for acute mental distress cannot wait any longer for their rights to be … Read more
Mental Health Reform Welcomes Oireachtas Committee on the Future of Mental Health Care Mental Health Reform, the national coalition on mental health, has today welcomed the passage through the Dáil of a motion to establish an Oireachtas Committee on the Future of Mental Health Care. Speaking after the Dáil session this afternoon, Shari McDaid, Director, … Read more
Mental Health Amendment Bill to go to Report and Final Stage in Dáil on Friday 14th July Mental Health Reform, the national coalition on mental health, welcomes the progress of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill to report and final stage in the Dáil scheduled for Friday, 14th July at 10.00am. Referring to the Bill, Shari McDaid, … Read more
Reform the Mental Health Act In Ireland today, people who are being treated in hospital for a mental health difficulty continue to have their human rights put at risk, as a result of the Mental Health Act, 2001. Mental Health Reform is campaigning for an updated Mental Health Act. To stay up to date … Read more
