Mental Health Reform welcomes commitment to stop people having ECT if unwilling

Mental Health Reform has today (25/04/2015) welcomed the commitment by Minister of State for Primary and Social Care Kathleen Lynch TD to remove the word ‘unwilling’ in relation to electro-convulsive therapy (ECT) in the consent section of the Mental Health Act 2001. Speaking at a mental health conference in Cork organised by the Centre for … Read more

Come and meet Mental Health Reform – Your views matter!

Mental Health Reform wants to hear from you! Check out our video explaining what the meetings are all about. Your views matter to Mental Health Reform, which is why we are holding four public meetings across the country to hear from people about their or their family member’s experience of mental health services, to help … Read more

Immediate Release: Amnesty and Mental Health Reform welcome publication of report on Mental Health Act and urge action on complaints and treatment to those who are ‘unwilling’

Amnesty International Ireland and Mental Health Reform, the national coalition on mental health, have together (05/03/2015) welcomed the publication by Minister for Primary and Social Care, Kathleen Lynch TD, of the Report of the Expert Group on the Review of the Mental Health Act 2001. Colm O’Gorman, Executive Director of Amnesty International Ireland, said: “Amnesty … Read more

MHR’s Irish Times opinion piece

In case you missed it, this is the article we had published in the Irish Times last month. Homeless people with mental health difficulties need more than key in the door Shari McDaid First published: Mon, Jan 12, 2015, 00:01 My office sits in the shadows of the now closed St Brendan’s Hospital, Grangegorman, which … Read more

HSE plan to provide 7-day-a-week support to people with mental health difficulties is welcome, says Mental Health Reform

Mental Health Reform, the national coalition promoting improved mental health services, has welcomed recent HSE commitments to strengthen the response offered by A&E departments to people in crisis and to extend mental health services to weekends. The commitment is contained in the HSE’s Mental Health Division Operational Plan for 2015. Director of Mental Health Reform, … Read more

HSE plan to provide 7-day-a-week support to people with mental health difficulties is welcome, says Mental Health Reform

Mental Health Reform, the national coalition promoting improved mental health services, has welcomed recent HSE commitments to strengthen the response offered by A&E departments to people in crisis and to extend mental health services to weekends. The commitment is contained in the HSE’s Mental Health Division Operational Plan for 2015. Director of Mental Health Reform, … Read more

Mental Health Reform: “HSE’s latest plan shows service users and family members are being heard”

Mental Health Reform, the national coalition promoting improved mental health services, has today (19/12/2014) welcomed the publication of the HSE Mental Health Division’s Operational Plan for 2015, saying that the plan shows that the HSE has listened to some of the concerns raised by people who use mental health services and their family members/carers. Dr … Read more

Mental Health Reform: “HSE’s latest plan shows service users and family members are being heard”

Mental Health Reform, the national coalition promoting improved mental health services, has today (19/12/2014) welcomed the publication of the HSE Mental Health Division’s Operational Plan for 2015, saying that the plan shows that the HSE has listened to some of the concerns raised by people who use mental health services and their family members/carers. Dr … Read more

JobBridge internship in MHR

JobBridge Policy, Communications and Campaigns internship Hours of work: 5 days per week Duration: Minimum of nine months Working Hours: 34 hours per week – 9am – 5pm Monday to Thursday, 9am – 4pm Friday. Reports to: Communications and Campaigns Officer Main tasks: The Policy, Campaigns and Communications Intern will assist the Mental Health Reform … Read more

Announcing First Fortnight 2015!

The First Fortnight arts and mental health festival is back and Mental Health Reform is proud to be a festival partner again. The 2015 programme includes music, film, theatre, spoken word, debate and visual art events. Mental Health Reform is sponsoring two events as part of the festival and we hope to see you there! … Read more

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