THIS FUNDRAISER IS SOLD OUT Fishamble: The New Play Company presents Silent by Pat Kinevane in aid of Mental Health Reform on Friday 4th December 2015 at 6.30 pm in the Unitarian Church, 112 St. Stephen’s Green, Dublin 2. Fishamble’s Silent by Pat Kinevane is a stunning one man show. Homeless McGoldrig once had splendid … Read more
Mental health activists from across Dublin have today (25/08/2015) joined Mental Health Reform, the national coalition on mental health, to launch a campaign for mental health funding in Budget 2016. The campaign, called “Invest in my mental health”, calls on the Government to provide a minimum of €35 million additional funding for mental health services. … Read more
Mental Health Reform now provides group training sessions. Does your organisation/group need training on how to influence the policies of Government and service providers? Would you like to know more about mental health policy? Would your group like to learn how to involve service users and/or family members/carers in your work? Mental Health Reform offers … Read more
Mental Health Reform wants to hear from you! Check out our video explaining what the meetings are all about. Your views matter to Mental Health Reform, which is why we are holding four public meetings across the country to hear from people about their or their family member’s experience of mental health services, to help … Read more
The First Fortnight arts and mental health festival is back and Mental Health Reform is proud to be a festival partner again. The 2015 programme includes music, film, theatre, spoken word, debate and visual art events. Mental Health Reform is sponsoring two events as part of the festival and we hope to see you there! … Read more
Policy & Research Officer The closing date for applications for this role has now passed. Mental Health Reform is offering an exciting opportunity for an experienced individual to join a small, dynamic team. Mental Health Reform (MHR) is the national coalition of organisations working to improve mentalhealth services and achieve implementation of the Government’s mental … Read more
“No Room at the Inn”- a discussion on access to mental health services for people in crisis, hosted by Mental Health Reform. Time and time again, Mental Health Reform hears from people all across the country of the difficulty getting access to mental health services when they or their loved one is in a crisis. … Read more
The publication today of the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013 is a welcome development, said a working group of civil society organisations (full list at the bottom of the release). Áine Hynes, Chair of the Irish Mental Health Lawyers Association, said: “This Bill will replace the long outdated Lunacy Act of 1871. The Government has cited the … Read more
Mental Health Reform welcomes today’s (11/07/13) launch of the Counselling in Primary Care service that will enable adult medical card holders throughout the country to access time-limited counselling through their GP. In response to the launch, Dr. Shari McDaid, Mental Health Reform’s spokesperson, commented: “One of the strongest messages to come out of the consultation … Read more
The national mental health coalition Mental Health Reform has expressed concern that the Inspector of mental health services has found that mental health services were ‘stagnant and perhaps have slipped backwards in 2012.’ The Inspector’s comments were published alongside the 2012 Annual Report of the Mental Health Commission. The Inspector’s continued finding that services are … Read more