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
Mental Health Reform’s July 2016 Newsletter is available here – read what Minister Helen McEntee had to say when she spoke at our AGM earlier this month and catch up with all our other news.
Mental Health Reform, the national coalition on mental health welcomes a commitment in the new Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness to address the housing needs of people with mental health difficulties. Commenting on Rebuilding Ireland: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness, Dr Shari McDaid, Director of MHR said “In today’s plan the Department of … Read more
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