Niamh O'Connor

Mental Health Reform has today launched a new report which illustrates the impact of the Voluntary and Community Sector on Ireland’s mental health system. Titled, ‘Resetting the Non-Profit Voluntary and Community Mental Health Sector After the Pandemic’, the report has been published as part of the Brave New Connections project, an initiative supporting capacity-building for … Read more

Job Description Position: Research Officer Start Date: ASAP Reports to: Policy and Research Manager Location: Coleraine House, Coleraine Street, Dublin 7. [Please note MHR is currently developing a hybrid working policy which will allow for staff to work part of their time in the workplace and part of their time from home] 1. Position Summary … Read more

Job Description Position: Policy and Advocacy Coordinator Hours: Full-time (37 hours per week) Start date: ASAP Duration: 1 year Reports to: Policy and Research Manager Location: Coleraine House, Coleraine Street, Dublin 7. [Please note MHR is currently developing a hybrid working policy which will allow for staff to work part of their time in the … Read more

Job Description Position: Chief Executive Officer (Maternity Cover contract) Hours: Full-time (37 hours per week) Start date: May 2022 Duration: 9 months Reports to: MHR Board Location: Coleraine House, Coleraine Street, Dublin 7  [Due to the current COVID-19 pandemic, and subject to Government restrictions, the successful candidate may also be required to work remotely.] 1.Position … Read more

Mental Health Reform has today written an open letter to Paul Reid, CEO of HSE. The letter supports Minister Mary Butler’s calls for the reinstatement of a National Director for Mental Health in the HSE, following a review into Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services in South Kerry. Mental Health Reform has called for the … Read more

Mental Health Reform and the Children’s Rights Alliance are today reacting with concern to the review into allegations that young people who attended South Kerry Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services were prescribed inappropriate medication. The review, published by the Health Service Executive today, has examined the treatment of more than 1,300 young people who … Read more

Mental Health Reform welcomes the publication of the Housing Strategy for Disabled People 2022-2027. The new strategy, launched today by Minister Darragh O’Brien, Minister Peter Burke and Minister Anne Rabbitte, places a greater emphasis on independent living and community inclusion. It aims to facilitate disabled people to live independently with the appropriate choices and control … Read more