Mental Health Reform welcomes the Mental Health Commission’s Annual Report but highlights need to hire staff and appoint Director
‘ECT – Right to Refuse?’ Labour Equality Open Event: Thu 29th March 7.30pm, The Gresham Hotel, O’Connell St, Dublin 1. All welcome.
Mental Health Reform has called for the urgent appointment of a Director for Mental Health and hiring of the multi-disciplinary staff promised in December’s budget to avoid a complete crisis in the mental health services.
Jacinta Hastings CEO of our member organisation Bodywhys writes on Eating Disorders – Fact, Fiction and the need for change to mark Eating Disorder Awareness Week (20th to the 26th of February).
You can watch the interview on Ireland AM by following this link http://www.tv3.ie/ireland_am.php?video=44910&locID=1.65.74
Read more about what we achieved in 2011.
Representatives of Mental Health Reform’s 21 member organisations marked the 6th anniversary of the publication of government mental health policy A Vision for Change today (23/01/12) in Dublin to stress that a lot of ground needs to be made up if this policy is to be fully implemented. People with mental health conditions and their … Read more
You can watch the video of the show by following this link: http://www.rte.ie/news/av/2012/0116/thefrontline.html#
In the last two days two great campaigners passed on. Mary Raftery, journalist and social investigator and John McCarthy, mental health campaigner and founder of Mad Pride…
National umbrella organisation for mental health, Mental Health Reform, has welcomed the announcement of a Director for Mental Health as part of the new governance structures within the HSE. The new Directorate structure shows clear identification of mental health as a definitive area of priority for this Government. “Mental Health Reform has campaigned for a Directorate of Mental Health … Read more
