Calls for 24/7 mental health services to be delivered amid concerns over A&E View the campaign and petition page here. DUBLIN, Nov 15th. A Lust for Life, Mental Health Reform, Future Voices and Uplift today launched a campaign calling for the delivery of holistic 24/7 community based mental health services across Ireland. The #Inourhourofneed campaign … Read more
eMental Health Products: Expressions of Interest Mental Health Reform is the Irish partner on an exciting new e-mental health project taking place across North-West Europe. The eMEN project seeks to further the use of e-mental health apps to give improved access to services, prevent more serious illness developing and reduce overall economic burden of mental health … Read more
Dear Minister McEntee, On the 11th of October 2016, both Mental Health Reform (MHR) and the Union of Students in Ireland (USI) welcomed the Government’s decision to allocate €35M in development funding as a positive step towards implementation of the national mental health policy, A Vision for Change. Disappointingly, less than one week later we learned that under half of … Read more
Mental Health Reform dismayed at Government reversal of budget commitment Mental Health Reform has today expressed dismay at the Government’s rapid reversal of its Budget commitment to investment of €35M in 2017 for improvements in mental health services. Speaking in response to an answer made by Minister of State Helen McEntee in the Dáil to … Read more
Mental Health Reform welcomes €35M towards full implementation of mental health policy Mental Health Reform has today welcomed the government’s decision to allocate €35M in development funding in 2017 as a positive step towards implementation of the national mental health policy A Vision for Change, while also expressing concern that delays in implementation could result in … Read more
Mental Health Reform seeks clarification on Government commitment to implement A Vision for Change Friday 7th October 2016 Mental Health Reform has today sought clarification from the Government about how its commitment under the Programme for Government to full implementation of the mental health policy A Vision for Change will be reflected in Budget 2017. Shari McDaid, … Read more
Dear Supporter, Why are we still waiting for 24/7 community mental health services to be available in Ireland? Why are we still waiting when everybody knows that mental health emergencies do not only occur between 9am-5pm, Monday to Friday. Contact your TD and demand 24/7 mental health services in Budget 2017. People who are in severe … Read more
Mental Health Reform, the national coalition for mental health, has called on the Government to deliver 24/7 mental health services in budget 2017. In its pre-budget submission Mental Health Reform has called for additional investment to continue the development of mental health care. Specifically, funding should be used in part to Develop 24/7 crisis intervention … Read more
Mental Health Reform, the national coalition for mental health, warmly welcomes the establishment of the National Taskforce on Youth Mental Health and the appointment of its Director Dr Shari McDaid to the Group. Commenting on the development Dr McDaid who is also the Chair of the Children’s Mental Health Coalition (CHMC), said: “the establishment of … Read more
Mental Health Reform: E-Mental Health Project Leader and Project Executive An exciting opportunity is available for two enthusiastic individuals to join Mental Health Reform’s team to work on an EU e-mental health project. The E-MEN e-mental health project is an EU-funded project in partnership with five other EU countries to develop an EU-wide platform for … Read more
