Contents:
Mental Health Matters Manifesto
Sign our Open Letter
Get Involved
1. Mental Health Matters Manifesto
Together with our 86 member organisations, Mental Health Reform calls on all candidates standing in the 2024 General Election to commit to the following:
- Reform the Mental Health Act, 2001 and make the new law operational as soon as possible
- Increase investment in mental health to 10% of the total health budget by 2030
- Create a Super Junior Ministry for Mental Health and Wellbeing
- Instate a HSE National Lead for Mental Health and Regional Mental Health Leads
- Resource the implementation plan of our national mental health policy, Sharing the Vision
We need to strengthen leadership and accountability in mental health.
The General Election is just weeks away and we need your support. We have penned an Open Letter to all candidates standing in #GE24, and we need your signature to show them that mental health is a voting matter for you. Sign our Open Letter here.
Read our Mental Health Matters Manifesto, which outlines our key asks for Election 2024.
To read our Mental Health Matters Manifesto, click here.
2. Sign Our Open Letter
Take a minute to sign our Open Letter to all candidates asking them to prioritise mental health in the upcoming General Election and the next Programme for Government.
As voters, we know that mental health matters. 1 in 2 of us will experience mental health difficulties in our lifetimes either directly or indirectly.
Please lend your signature to our Open Letter today to let candidates know that mental health is a voting matter for you!
3. Get Involved
There are many ways you can join our campaign to help make mental health a national priority in Election 2024.
- Sign our Open Letter to all candidates
- Vote for better mental health services in the upcoming elections
- Download our images below and use our sample posts for your social media page
- Join the conversation with #IAmAReason #GE24
- Contact your candidates and ask them how they plan to make mental health a priority
- Sign up to our newsletter for regular updates
Social Media Images
Sample social media post
“Mental Health Reform recently launched its #IAmAReason campaign which calls on candidates to prioritise mental health in the upcoming General Election and the next Programme for Government.
Sign our Open Letter to all #GE24 candidates today 👇
https://forms.gle/pKMm4P2m3LzDmcR57“
