We are delighted to announce the sixth edition in the Coalition Conversations series, “The Employment Context: Mental Health Initiatives in Ireland”. In Ireland, people with mental health difficulties have the highest rate of unemployment of any other disability group. This is despite the importance of employment for people with mental health difficulties being well recognised within … Read more
We are delighted to announce the fourth edition in the Coalition Conversations series,”The Social Context: Psychosocial and Educational Supports”. As we continue to be confronted with COVID-19 and the uncertainty it presents, people’s mental health and wellbeing are likely to be impacted. While the full psychological impact of the crisis is yet unknown, measures and supports are in … Read more
We are delighted to announce the fourth edition in the Coalition Conversations series, “Youth Mental Health: Changes During COVID-19”. COVID-19 and public health measures have brought about huge changes to the way we live. While necessary, these measures have had a significant effect on young people, their lives and their mental health. Since the pandemic began, organisations such … Read more
We are delighted to present the third edition in the Coalition Conversations series, “The Community Context: Learnings from Samaritans Ireland” As we are confronted with COVID-19 and what are worrying times, the support provided by the community and voluntary sector has never been more important. This new way of living and the uncertainty we face will … Read more
We are delighted to present the second edition in the Coalition Conversations series, “The Irish Context: Impact of COVID-19 on the mental health sector”. Prior to COVID-19, Ireland’s Mental health services, although improving, were already far behind other areas of the health service. Responding to meet the existing and additional mental health needs, organisations and services have undergone rapid transformation. … Read more
We are delighted to launch the new webinar series, Coalition Conversations. ‘Coalition Conversations’ will connect with experts across the sector and facilitate discussions on important topics during this unprecedented time. The aim of this webinar series is to provide a space to explore the impacts of COVID-19 on the mental health sector and the new context we … Read more
“eMental Health in the COVID-19 context and beyond”. Date: Wednesday, 13th of May 2020Time: 10:00 AM – 11:00 AMFormat: delivered via Zoom This webinar presented an overview of two recent briefing documents prepared by the eMEN team at Mental Health Reform: ‘Guidance on Telemental Health for mental health services and practictioners‘ and ‘The role of the … Read more
