Month: June 2025

Mental Health Reform Welcomes Progress in Mental Health Services While Highlighting Areas for Continued Improvement

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27 June 2025 Mental Health Reform (MHR), Ireland’s leading national coalition for mental health, has today responded to the 2024 Annual Report of the Mental Health Commission, welcoming the positive developments outlined while underscoring the need for continued investment and improvement in specific areas of the mental health system. The Commission’s report reflects encouraging progress … Read more

Philip Watt reflects on his tenure as Interim CEO

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June 2025 As I approach the completion of my tenure as interim CEO of Mental Health Reform I have many positive reflections on the past 9 months. The most important of these for me is the amazing people I have met in both the voluntary and statutory sectors and their collective and personal commitment to improving mental health policy and services in Ireland … Read more

Mental Health Reform announces that Fiona Coyle has stepped down as Chief Executive Officer

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Fiona joined the organisation in April 2020, at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, a time of immense challenge for mental health services and the communities we serve. Since then, she has been a steadfast advocate for mental health reform, leading initiatives that have significantly advanced our mission. Her leadership has been instrumental in progressing … Read more

Health Committee Statement

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Wednesday 11th June 2025   Mental Health Reform warmly welcomes the progress of the Bill to Committee Stage. We would like to acknowledge and thank Minister Mary Butler and her officials for their considerable work in bringing this long-awaited legislation forward. This is the first major overhaul of our mental health law in over 20 … Read more

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