Niamh O'Connor

What? Mental Health Reform (MHR), in partnership with the Mental Health Commission, is launching its guidelines for mental health services and staff on working with people from ethnic minority communities. The guidelines are rooted in MHR’s policy position on ethnic minorities and mental health, [link to the report can be found below]  which was developed on the basis … Read more

Vacancy: Director of Communications & Advocacy Mental Health Reform is seeking to appoint a creative and committed professional who has the skills and experience to design and oversee an effective communications and advocacy programme to support our strategic goals and position MHR appropriately in the public sphere. Working closely with the Executive Director, the Communications … Read more

Mental Health Reform welcomes Prof. Agnes Higgins as Chairperson Mental Health Reform is pleased to announce that Agnes Higgins, Professor in Mental Health at the School of Nursing & Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin, has been appointed as Chairperson of the organisation.  Prof. Higgins is a qualified mental health nurse, general nurse and nurse tutor. She holds … Read more

Calls for 24/7 mental health services to be delivered amid concerns over A&E View the campaign and petition page here. DUBLIN, Nov 15th. A Lust for Life, Mental Health Reform, Future Voices and Uplift today launched a campaign calling for the delivery of holistic 24/7 community based mental health services across Ireland.  The #Inourhourofneed campaign … Read more

Dear Minister McEntee, On the 11th of October 2016, both Mental Health Reform (MHR) and the Union of Students in Ireland (USI) welcomed the Government’s decision to allocate €35M in development funding as a positive step towards implementation of the national mental health policy, A Vision for Change. Disappointingly, less than one week later we learned that under half of … Read more

Mental Health Reform dismayed at Government reversal of budget commitment Mental Health Reform has today expressed dismay at the Government’s rapid reversal of its Budget commitment to investment of €35M in 2017 for improvements in mental health services. Speaking in response to an answer made by Minister of State Helen McEntee in the Dáil to … Read more

Mental Health Reform welcomes €35M towards full implementation of mental health policy Mental Health Reform has today welcomed the government’s decision to allocate €35M in development funding in 2017 as a positive step towards implementation of the national mental health policy A Vision for Change, while also expressing concern that delays in implementation could result in … Read more

Mental Health Reform seeks clarification on Government commitment to implement A Vision for Change Friday 7th October 2016  Mental Health Reform has today sought clarification from the Government about how its commitment under the Programme for Government to full implementation of the mental health policy A Vision for Change will be reflected in Budget 2017. Shari McDaid, … Read more