Niamh O'Connor You have probably heard reports that €12 million is being diverted from the mental health budget to other areas of the health service. This is NOT OK. We need to send a strong message that mental health must be a priority for the next government. Join the Union of Students in Ireland and Mental Health Reform for a demonstration on … Read more
Mental Health Reform is happy to share this petition which was posted by Aisling Riordan. If you believe that mental health funding should not be used to prop up other areas of the health service please sign this petition: Mental Health Reform believes that it is unacceptable that funding for mental health continues to prop … Read more
Unacceptable that mental health funds continue to prop up other areas in the health service- Mental Health Reform. Mental Health Reform believes that it is unacceptable that funding for mental health continues to prop up other areas of the health service. According to a report in today’s Irish Times Minister Kathleen Lynch, Minister of … Read more
Amnesty report, Accountability in the delivery of A Vision for Change by economic consultants Indecon International. Published in 2010. [gview file=”https://mentalhealthreform.ie/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/AI-Accountability-in-the-Delivery-of-A-Vision-for-Change-May-2010.pdf”]
Monday 11 April 2016 Mental Health Reform expresses concern at the number of children under 17 admitted to adult mental health units Mental Health Reform is concerned by new data which reveals that almost one in ten children admitted to an adult mental health unit in Ireland last year were aged 16 or younger. According … Read more
Mental Health Reform: Research Officer Mental Health Reform is the national coalition driving reform of Ireland’s mental health services and social inclusion of people with mental health difficulties. Our vision is of an Ireland where people with mental health difficulties can recover their wellbeing and live a full life in the community. With more than 50 member organisations … Read more
Mental Health Reform, the national coalition on mental health, has welcomed today’s announcement (03/02/2016) by An Taoiseach Enda Kenny that the General Election will be held on Friday 26th February. The coalition is asking voters to use the next three weeks to remind all General Election candidates to make mental health a priority. Shari McDaid, … Read more
Mental Health Reform: 2 Vacancies Mental Health Reform is the national coalition driving reform of Ireland’s mental health services and social inclusion of people with mental health difficulties. Our vision is of an Ireland where people with mental health difficulties can recover their wellbeing and live a full life in the community. With more than … Read more
Today, we take a look at which parties have made commitments on mental health to date. As General Election manifestos are published, we’ll keep you up to date on who is saying what on mental health. First up, the Anti Austerity Alliance – People Before Profit The AAA-PBP manifesto is Common Principles: Radical Alternatives & … Read more
Marking the 10th anniversary of the national mental health policy A Vision for Change, Mental Health Reform, the national coalition on mental health, has called for a renewed commitment to mental health by the next Government. Shari McDaid, Director of Mental Health Reform, commented: “There has been progress in turning A Vision for Change … Read more