Mental Health Commission report reveals the deficiencies arising from year-on-year underinvestment in mental health services

Mental Health Reform (MHR), Ireland’s leading national coalition for mental health, is reacting to the release of the Mental Health Commission’s 2023 annual report which lays bare the lack of appropriate funding for mental health services in Ireland. Commenting on the report, Fiona Coyle, CEO, Mental Health Reform said: “We welcome the publication of the … Read more

Families for Reform of CAMHS report highlights the challenges impacting children with mental health needs

Mental Health Reform, Ireland’s leading national coalition for mental health, is today reacting with concern to a new report published by Families for Reform of CAMHS on the experiences of families with Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS).  ‘Experiences of CAMHS: A Family Perspective’ draws on a national survey of 736 people, representing the … Read more

Job Opportunity – Chief Executive Officer (Maternity Cover contract)

Position: Chief Executive Officer (Maternity Cover contract)  Hours: Full -time (37 hours per week)  Start date: September 2024  Duration: 9 months  Reports to: Mental Health Reform Board  Location: Hybrid / Coleraine House, Coleraine Street, Dublin 7. Position summary  The Board of Mental Health Reform is seeking a passionate, focused, and  experienced leader to cover maternity … Read more

‘Distressing’ level of discrimination still faced by people with psychosis, survey finds

Shine, Mental Health Reform and the HSE National Clinical Programme for Early Intervention in Psychosis launches its third annual survey of individuals with lived experience of psychosis and their supporters A distressing level of discrimination is still faced by individuals with psychosis. That’s the finding of the Shine, Mental Health Reform and the HSE National … Read more

Mental Health Reform Welcomes Prioritisation of Mental Health Bill on Government Legislative Programme

Mental Health Reform, the national coalition for mental health, has today welcomed the inclusion of the Mental Health Bill in the Government’s Summer Legislative Programme. The Bill has been selected for priority publication and will be among the top legislative priorities for the Government in the coming months. Fiona Coyle, CEO, Mental Health Reform commented: … Read more

Neglect of prisoners with mental health difficulties exposes a prison system that is unfit for purpose

People with serious mental health difficulties are being incarcerated and neglected in a prison system that is unfit for purpose, according to a new report launched today by the Office of the Inspector of Prisons. The report reveals alarming deficiencies in the Irish prison system’s mental health services including critically low staffing numbers, poor living … Read more

Meet our Newest Board Member, Ciara Glynn

We sat down with the newest member of the MHR Board, Ciara Glynn, to find out a little bit more about her life and work. As the newest board member, can you tell us a little about your work in the Irish mental health sector? I’m a peer support worker and I was part of … Read more

Mental Health Reform urges Government to increase national mental health budget

Mental Health Reform, the national coalition for mental health, has expressed disappointment with the Government’s response to questions on mental health funding from the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. Today marks the second day of Ireland’s fourth periodic review in which the Committee assessed the state’s compliance with the International Covenant on … Read more

Christmas eCards 2023

Spread Joy this Christmas with a Christmas eCard To celebrate the festive season, we’ve created a selection of Christmas eCards for you to send to your friends, family, colleagues, neighbours and, customers. They’re a great way to reduce paper use, so why not spread some joy this year with a Christmas eCard? By sending an … Read more

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