Niamh O'Connor Mental Health Reform has welcomed the commitment to community mental health in Budget 2013, including the announcement of an additional €35 million next year for the continuing development of community mental health teams and has urged the Government to fully honour this commitment in 2013. Director of Mental Health Reform Orla Barry commented: “We welcome … Read more
First of all, we’d like to thank you all for your support so far. But we urgently need to ask for your help again before Budget Day next Wednesday. Minister for Mental Health Kathleen Lynch has said she can’t rule out cuts to the mental health budget. The Cabinet meets again tomorrow (Saturday 1st Dec) evening to finalise Budget … Read more
Mental Health Reform has today (28/11/12) presented Minister for Mental Health, Kathleen Lynch TD, with 10,000 signatures from its petition calling on the Government not to drop the ball on mental health in next week’s budget. The petition urges the Government to honour … Read more
“The big issue that is occurring in terms of mental health is that the voices of people who use the mental health services, their family members, friends and carers, tend not to be listened to … So, for us, a priority is to listen. And I can assure you that, in listening, everything is there.” … Read more
It’s hard to believe it’s only three weeks since we launched the Don’t Drop the Ball on Mental Health campaign. It’s been a busy few weeks, and the support for the campaign has been fantastic. So, with three weeks down and 6 weeks to go, we thought we’d take stock of how it has all … Read more
Today saw the launch of Mental Health Reform’s pre-budget campaign, “Don’t Drop the Ball on Mental Health”. We were delighted to have the support of former Ireland and Munster rugby star Alan Quinlan for the launch. The “Don’t Drop the Ball” petition … Read more
Mental Health Reform, its member organisations and other mental health campaigners protested today (Friday 7th September) at Government Buildings in Dublin to express their alarm at recent reports that the Government plans to use the €35 million promised for community mental health services to offset the deficit in the Health Service Executive. Despite assurances yesterday … Read more
Mental Health Reform is extremely alarmed by reports that the Government plans to use the €35 million promised for community mental health services to offset the deficit in the Health Service Executive. Coming just days ahead of World Suicide Prevention Day on 10th September, these threatened cuts are yet another blow to mental health. Mental … Read more
It is now two weeks since we asked you to email your local TDs to urge them to check the plan for community mental health services in your area over the summer, and to ensure that the promised new staff are in place by September. So far, 425 emails have been sent to politicians all … Read more
Mental Health Reform has today delivered an end of term postcard to politicians, to mark the last day of term in the Houses of the Oireachtas before the summer recess. The giant postcard, delivered by Mental Health Reform’s Director Orla Barry, carried the message: “A Vision for Change – Wish We Were There!”, referring to … Read more
