New MentalHelp web directory of mental health supports launched by Minister Kathleen Lynch

Minister of State for Disability, Equality and Mental Health, Kathleen Lynch TD, has (04/06/2014) launched MentalHelp.ie, a new website from the national coalition Mental Health Reform. The website is a guide to the services and supports offered by Mental Health Reform’s 45 member organisations. The MentalHelp web directory is intended as a resource for people … Read more

Launching Mental Health Reform’s MentalHelp.ie!

New MentalHelp web directory of mental health supports launched by Minister Kathleen Lynch Minister of State for Disability, Equality and Mental Health, Kathleen Lynch TD, has today (04/06/2014) launched MentalHelp.ie, a new website from the national coalition Mental Health Reform. The website is a guide to the services and supports offered by Mental Health Reform’s … Read more

MHR on Universal Health Insurance

Mental Health Reform expresses concern at absence of counselling in proposed Universal Health Insurance basket of services Reacting to the publication of the Government’s White Paper on Universal Health Insurance (UHI), the national coalition Mental Health Reform has expressed concern that the proposed standard ‘basket’ of services does not include talking therapies that are accessible … Read more

#NotAnAprilFool

Today we mark 1st April by sharing a number of key facts and statistics about mental health. Along with SpunOut.ie,  NWCI, FLAC, Immigrant Council of Ireland, Pavee Point, Inclusion Ireland, EAPN, ERA,MRCI and Open we’ll be starting the #NotAnAprilFool conversation. Follow the conversation by following @MHReform on Twitter, or by checking out the hashtag #NotAnAprilFool. Here’s what we’ll be saying: Higher rate of #mentalhealth difficulties … Read more

MHR public consultation meetings

Mental Health Reform wants to hear from anyone with an interest in mental health about their experience of getting mental health support. We will share our perspective on what a good quality mental health service should offer, and give an assessment of the Government’s implementation of mental health policy. Email rsvp@mentalhealthreform.ie or call us on 01 874 … Read more

Mental Health Reform in the news this week

This week, we have been looking at progress so far in putting the policy A Vision for Change into action, eight years into what was supposed to be a ten-year policy. On Thursday 23rd January, RTE Radio 1’s Drivetime covered our call for improved mental health crisis supports, and you can listen back to the segment here, from 2 hours, … Read more

Mental Health Reform asks Minister to improve access to mental health crisis supports

Mental Health Reform is asking the Minister of State for Mental Health, Kathleen Lynch TD, to use her powers to improve access to mental health crisis supports, marking the 8th anniversary of the government mental health policy A Vision for Change on 24th January. In 2012, there were 18,173 admissions to Irish psychiatric units and hospitals, many of which … Read more

HSE mental health funding delays will have human cost

Mental Health Reform has today (18/12/2013) expressed frustration that the delivery of promised mental health funding for 2013 and 2014 will be subject to delays. The HSE National Service Plan 2014, published today, indicates that certain initiatives, including the appointment of new staff for community mental health teams allocated for 2013 and 2014, will be … Read more

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