Niamh O'Connor 
Mental Health Reform, the national coalition on mental health in Ireland, has today expressed serious concern following a report by the Mental Health Commission which highlights the provision of “unsafe and substandard” mental health services. The Commission goes on to say that the lack of any progress on these issues “undermines the fundamental human rights … Read more
Save the date for a FREE international seminar on eMental Health in Psychological Practice, organised jointly by Mental Health Reform and the Psychological Society of Ireland. The event will be held on the 9th October 2018, 9am – 4pm in the Hilton Hotel, Charlemont Place, Dublin 2. This seminar is part of the eMEN project – funded by Interreg … Read more
Save the Date: 9th October 2018! eMental Health: The Next Big Thing in Psychological Practice? Save the date for a FREE international seminar on eMental Health in Psychological Practice, organised jointly by Mental Health Reform and the Psychological Society of Ireland. The event will be held on the 9th October 2018, 9am – 4pm in the Hilton Hotel, Charlemont … Read more
Mental Health Reform were delighted to be joined yesterday by Minister of State for Mental Health and Older People, Jim Daly, TD to launch our Annual Report 2017 and Strategic Plan 2018 – 2020. The event was also attended by MHR member organisations and supporters. The Annual Report 2017 highlighted some key achievements of the coalition … Read more
Mental Health Reform, the national coalition on mental health, has today launched a new report entitled Steps into Work: Integrating Employment and Mental Health Supports Project final report, detailing a two-year pilot project managed by Mental Health Reform and run in partnership between the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection, HSE and four local … Read more
Launch of Report by Taskforce on Youth Mental Health a Failed Opportunity Mental Health Reform, the national coalition on mental health, has today called the launch of the report by the Taskforce on Youth Mental Health a failed opportunity, highlighting the absence of any budget commitment for implementation. Speaking at the launch of the report, … Read more
My Voice Matters: National Consultation on Mental Health Services Have your voice heard in Mental Health Reform’s national consultation on mental health services. We want to hear from people using mental health services, and the people that support them. Service User Survey Family, Friends and Carers Survey What is it? My Voice Matters is a … Read more
Mental Health Reform welcomes publication of report by Seanad Committee on children’s mental health services Mental Health Reform, the national coalition on mental health, today welcomed the publication of the Seanad Public Consultation Committee’s report on children’s mental health services. The report follows a number of public hearings held by the Committee which sought the … Read more
Mental Health Reform acknowledges additional commitment of funding for mental health services in 2019 by Ministers Harris and Daly Mental Health Reform today acknowledged receipt of a letter from Minister of Health Simon Harris and Minister of State Jim Daly committing to the full €105M of development funding to implement A Vision for Change between … Read more
Government fails to deliver promised funding for mental health in budget 2018 Mental Health Reform, the national coalition on mental health, has today expressed dismay that the Government will allocate just €15M of additional funding for mental health services in 2018. This follows confirmation today by Minister of State for Mental Health and Older People, … Read more
