1. Research and Reports
- Let’s Talk About Recovery
- Talk to Your TD
- Public Attitudes Towards Mental Health Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic
- 2021 Ethnic Minority Guidelines
- Cultural Competency Toolkit
- Brave New Connections First Report
- The Impact of COVID-19 on Menal Health Reform’s Coalition Members – July 2020
- My Voice Matters: Mental Health Service Users – Executive Summary
- My Voice Matters: Mental Health Service Users – Full Report
- My Voice Matters: Family, Friends and Carers/ Supporters of Mental Health Service Users – Executive Summary
- My Voice Matters: Family, Friends and Carers/ Supporters of Mental Health Service Users – Full Report
- Public Attitudes to Investment in Mental Health Services
- eMental Health: State-of-the-art & Opportunities for Ireland Full Report
- eMental Health: State-of-the-art & Opportunities for Ireland Executive Summary
- Steps into Work Executive Summary
- Steps into Work: Integrating Employment and Mental Health Supports Project Full Report
- Steps into Work: Employers Feedback Process Executive Summary
- Steps into Work: Employers Feedback Process Full Report
- Advocacy Needs of Mental Health Service Users Living in the Community: A Pilot Study 2017
- Homelessness and Mental Health: Voices of Experience Report 2017
- 2016 Ethnic Minority Guidelines
- Ethnic Minorities and Mental Health: A position paper
- Mental Health in Primary Care in Ireland: A briefing paper
- MHR Position Paper on Improving the Complaints System for the Mental Health Services
- MHR Recovery briefing paper and information leaflet
- Mental Health Reform Position Paper on ECT
- Mental Health and Employment Briefing Paper
- A Vision for Change nine years on: A coalition analysis of progress
2. MHR Critical Analysis
HSE National Service Plans
HSE Operational Plans
Analysis of Budgets
Other analysis documents
- Briefing note on Fianna Fáil motion re: mental health – July 2019
- Briefing note on reform of the Mental Health Act, 2001 – June 2019
- Snapshot analysis of the Programme for Government -May 2016
- Snapshot Analysis of the 2012-13 CAMHS Annual Report
- Briefing note on the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2017 April 2018
- Briefing note on mental health services for deaf people
- Briefing note on 24 7 crisis mental health supports
- Briefing note on homelessness and mental health
- Briefing note on mental health and housing
- Briefing note on 24 hour staffed community residences
- Mental Health Reform analysis of IMG’s 6th annual report
- Mental Health Reform comments on HSE Consent Policy
3. Pre-Budget Submissions
- Pre-Budget Submission 2024
- Pre-Budget Submission 2023
- Pre-Budget Submission 2022
- Pre-Budget Submission 2021
- Pre-Budget Submission 2020
- Pre-Budget Submission 2019
- Pre-Budget Submission 2018
- Pre-Budget Submission 2017
- Pre-Budget Submission 2016
- Pre-Budget Submission 2015
- Pre-Budget Submission 2014
- Pre-Budget Submission 2013
- Pre Budget Submission 2012
4. Other Submissions
- Submission from Mental Health Reform to the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ESCR) – Ireland: Coalition Report on Mental Health
- Submission from Mental Health Reform to the Review of the Civil Legal Aid Scheme
- Submission from Mental Health Reform on new National Plan on Business and Human Rights
- Pre-Budget Submission 2024 to the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
- Submission on Department of Social Protection Strategy Statement 2023-2026
- Submission on the Review of the Equality Acts
- Submission to the public consultation on the “Roadmap for Social Inclusion: Mid-Term Review”
- Submission on the Reasonable Accommodation Fund
- Submission to the CEDIY Committee on the ADMA Bill 2021
- Submission to the Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: The impact of COVID-19 on mental health in Ireland (2020)
- Submission on ‘Travellers Towards a more equitable Ireland post recognition’
- Submission on Review of A Vision for Change
- Submission to the independent review group examining the role of voluntary organisations in the operation of health and personal social services in Ireland
- Submission on a National Suicide Prevention Framework
- Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) submission, April 2014
- Submission to the MHC on Seclusion and Restraint Reduction Strategy
- Submission to the Interdepartmental Group on Justice and Mental Health
- Submission to the Seanad Committee on child mental health services
- Fifth Submission to the Independent Monitoring Group of A Vision for Change 2012
- Submission to the Oireachtas Committee on Housing and Homelessness
- Submission to the DECLG on A Framework Policy for Local and Community Development in Ireland
- Submission to the Council of Europe Committee on Bioethics
- Submission to the Oireachtas Committee on Future Healthcare
- Submission to Indecon on review of the supported employment service Ireland
- Submission on the scope for private health insurance to incorporate additional primary care services
- Submission on the public consultation on the Privacy Impact Assessment for the Individual Health Identifiers
- Submission on the public consultation on commissioning human, social and community services
- Submission on the Medical Council consultation on a draft new guide on professional conduct and ethics
- Submission on the development of a national maternity strategy
- Submission on the Dept. of Social Protection’s Statement of Strategy 2015-2017
- Submission on the Dept. of Justice and Equality’s Statement of Strategy 2015-2017
- Submission on the Department of Health’s Statement of Strategy 2015- 2017
- Submission on the Department of Environment, Community and Local Government’s Statement of Strategy 2015- 2017
- Submission on the Department of Education and Skill’s Statement of Strategy 2015- 2017
- Submission on the Department of Children and Youth Affair’s Statement of Strategy 2015- 2017
- Submission on Strand 3 of the Comprehensive Employment Strategy
- Submission on phase 3 of the consultation on the new National Disability Strategy Implementation Plan
- Submission on phase 2 of the consultation on the NDSIP
- Submission on NDA Strategic Plan 2016-2018
- Submission on developing the next National Disability Strategy Implementation Plan – Consultation Document
- Submission on Deprivation of Liberty Safeguard Proposals
- Submission on CORU Statement of Strategy 2017-2021
- Submission on Action 5.1 of Comprehensive Employment Strategy
- Submission on review of CAMHS Standard Operating Procedure
- Submission on IHREC’s Statement of Strategy
- Submission DCYA National Youth Strategy
- Mental Health Reform Submission on the Criminal Law Insanity Act 2012
- Mental Health Act Review Submission 2012
- Submission on Capacity Legislation 2011
The Children’s Mental Health Coalition is now an advisory committee of Mental Health Reform.
- Children’s Mental Health Coalition Manifesto
- Someone to Care Report
- Submission to the National Children’s Strategy
- National & International Literature Review of Good Practice in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
- Submission to the Department of Health on the Review of the Mental Health Act 2001
- Submission to the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights on the occasion of Ireland’s examination under the 12th session of the Universal Periodic Review
- Submission to the Working Group Established to Tackle Bullying in Schools
- Submission to the Teaching Council on the Draft Policy Paper on the Continuum of Teacher Education
- Submission to the Health, Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) on the Draft National Standards for the Protection and Welfare of Children
- Children’s Mental Health Coalition submission to the Independent Monitoring Group on A Vision for Change
5. Other Documents
- Speaking Our Minds – PDF Leaflet
- Irish Mental Health Coalition Publications and Submissions
- A Vision for Change – Published in 2006, A Vision for Change is the Government policy on how to reform the mental health services. At its heart it is about building and fostering positive mental health across the entire community and stands for providing accessible, community-based, specialist services for people with mental health difficulties. It’s outside target date for implementation is 2016.
- Accountability in the delivery of A Vision for Change – A report prepared by Indecon International Economic Consultants for Amnesty International Ireland launched in partnership with the Irish Mental Health Coalition, published in 2010
- HSE Best Practice Guidance for mental health services
- Mental Health Reform Newsletters
