Mental Health Reform welcomes commitments to support people with mental health difficulties into employment

Mental Health Reform has today welcomed the commitments in the Comprehensive Employment Strategy for People with Disabilities launched today to support people with mental health difficulties into employment. Speaking at the launch, Director of Mental Health Reform, Shari McDaid, said, “The commitment in the strategy to improving integration between supported employment and mental health services … Read more

MHR letter in The Irish Times

Sir, Time is running out for this Government to honour its commitment on mental health supports in Ireland. Once again this year, Mental Health Reform has heard from people with mental health difficulties and their family members about the gaps in mental health services. People are continuing to struggle to get crisis support out of … Read more

Mental health activists gather at Leinster House to say: “Invest in our mental health”

  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 … Read more

Mental Health Reform describes report on suicides as “disturbing”

Mental Health Reform has today (22/07/2015) described a Mental Health Commission report on suicides in mental health services as “disturbing”. The report examines mental health services in Carlow, Kilkenny and South Tipperary in the wake of the suicides of 13 service users between January 2012 and March 2014. Shari McDaid, Director of Mental Health Reform, … Read more

Mental Health Reform describes report on suicides as “disturbing”

Mental Health Reform has today (22/07/2015) described a Mental Health Commission report on suicides in mental health services as “disturbing”. The report examines mental health services in Carlow, Kilkenny and South Tipperary in the wake of the suicides of 13 service users between January 2012 and March 2014. Shari McDaid, Director of Mental Health Reform, … Read more

“Honour commitment to mental health in next year’s Budget”, urges Mental Health Reform

Mental Health Reform, the national coalition on mental health, has today (20/07/2015) urged Government to keep its Programme for Government commitment to mental health when finalising Budget 2016 and invest €35 million to develop community-based mental health services. Shari McDaid, Director of Mental Health Reform, said: “If this Government wants to leave a legacy of … Read more

Mental Health Reform welcomes new suicide prevention strategy

Mental Health Reform, the national coalition on mental health, has welcomed the new Suicide Prevention Strategy ‘Connecting for Life’, which was launched today (24/06/2015) by An Taoiseach Enda Kenny and Minister for Primary and Social Care Kathleen Lynch. Shari McDaid, Director of Mental Health Reform, said: “We welcome the comments from An Taoiseach Enda Kenny … Read more

Mental Health Reform welcomes new suicide prevention strategy

Mental Health Reform, the national coalition on mental health, has welcomed the new Suicide Prevention Strategy ‘Connecting for Life’, which was launched today (24/06/2015) by An Taoiseach Enda Kenny and Minister for Primary and Social Care Kathleen Lynch. Shari McDaid, Director of Mental Health Reform, said: “We welcome the comments from An Taoiseach Enda Kenny … Read more

Mental Health Reform welcomes UN Committee’s call for more resources for mental health

Mental Health Reform has today (22/06/2015) welcomed the recommendation by the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights that implementation of the Government’s mental health policy A Vision for Change be expedited through the allocation of sufficient resources for mental health services. The Committee was giving its concluding observations in response to the third … Read more

Mental Health Reform welcomes UN Committee’s call for more resources for mental health

Mental Health Reform has today (22/06/2015) welcomed the recommendation by the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights that implementation of the Government’s mental health policy A Vision for Change be expedited through the allocation of sufficient resources for mental health services. The Committee was giving its concluding observations in response to the third … Read more

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