Mental Health Reform is now seeking to contract two Peer Research Assistants (PRAs) to assist with our National Consultation ‘My Voice Matters’ on the experiences of people who use public mental health services and their family members and carers. The My Voice Matters consultation will gather feedback through two national surveys (one for service users … Read more
Mental Health Reform has today launched a new report entitled, The Advocacy Needs of Mental Health Service Users Living in the Community: A Pilot Study. The report examines the need for independent, one-to-one advocacy supports for people who use mental health services and who need help to make decisions or access their rights and entitlements. The … Read more
Mental Health Reform, the national coalition on mental health, welcomed the passage of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill through report stage in the Dáil today. Referring to the Bill, Shari McDaid, Director of Mental Health Reform said, “People who need inpatient treatment for acute mental distress cannot wait any longer for their rights to be … Read more
Mental Health Reform Welcomes Oireachtas Committee on the Future of Mental Health Care Mental Health Reform, the national coalition on mental health, has today welcomed the passage through the Dáil of a motion to establish an Oireachtas Committee on the Future of Mental Health Care. Speaking after the Dáil session this afternoon, Shari McDaid, Director, … Read more
Mental Health Amendment Bill to go to Report and Final Stage in Dáil on Friday 14th July Mental Health Reform, the national coalition on mental health, welcomes the progress of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill to report and final stage in the Dáil scheduled for Friday, 14th July at 10.00am. Referring to the Bill, Shari McDaid, … Read more
Reform the Mental Health Act In Ireland today, people who are being treated in hospital for a mental health difficulty continue to have their human rights put at risk, as a result of the Mental Health Act, 2001. Mental Health Reform is campaigning for an updated Mental Health Act. To stay up to date … Read more
Mental Health Reform call on Oireachtas Joint Committee on Health to Urgently Update Mental Health Act, 2001 Mental Health Reform has today called on the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Health to quickly progress the Mental Health (Amendment) (No.2) Bill 2017 to the next stage of the legislative process, when it considers the Bill tomorrow morning. … Read more
NEW RESEARCH REPORT HIGHLIGHTS NEED FOR HOMELESS PEOPLE TO HAVE 24/7 ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES Mental Health Reform and the Dublin Simon Community have today (15/06/2017) launched a joint research report, ‘Homelessness and Mental Health: Voices of Experience’, highlighting the personal stories of people who experience both homelessness and mental health difficulties. The launch … Read more
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 and 10,000 individual … Read more
Mental Health Reform welcomes sanction for recruitment of 114 Assistant Psychologists in Primary Care Mental Health Reform has today welcomed the announcement that Minister of State for Mental Health and Older People, Helen McEntee, has sanctioned the recruitment of 114 Assistant Psychologists for primary care teams across Ireland. Speaking about the announcement, Director of Mental … Read more
