Press Release – Immediate Release 17/05/2013 Mental Health Reform welcomes appointment of new National Director for Mental Health Mental Health Reform has welcomed today’s announcement by Mr Tony O’Brien, Director General Designate of the HSE of the appointment of Stephen Mulvany as the new National Director for Mental Health. Commenting on the announcement, Orla Barry, … Read more
Mental Health Reform has welcomed today’s announcement by Mr Tony O’Brien, Director General Designate of the HSE, of the appointment of Stephen Mulvany as the new National Director for Mental Health. Commenting on the announcement, Orla Barry, Director of Mental Health Reform, said: “We have long been calling for a Director for Mental Health to be … Read more
Mental health services need long-overdue cultural and structural revamp When a government policy is approaching its ‘sell by’ date and has not yet been fully implemented, there can be a temptation to consign it to a dusty shelf and think of it as yesterday’s news. The Government’s mental health policy A Vision for Change (AVFC), published in … Read more
Mental health services need long-overdue cultural and structural revamp When a government policy is approaching its ‘sell by’ date and has not yet been fully implemented, there can be a temptation to consign it to a dusty shelf and think of it as yesterday’s news. The Government’s mental health policy A Vision for Change (AVFC), … Read more
Mental Health Reform invites people in the Mayo area with an interest in mental health services to attend a public meeting to discuss good quality mental health services and a recovery approach. The meeting will be held from 2:00pm to 4:30pm on: Wednesday 29th of May in Room SR25, main GMIT campus, Castlebar, Co. Mayo Mental … Read more
Mental Health Reform has launched a report exploring the idea of recovery from mental health difficulties. The report, Recovery … what you should expect from a good quality mental health service, was launched on the occasion of the organisation’s first AGM (25/04/2013). Speaking at the launch, Mental Health Reform Director Orla Barry explained: “In … Read more
We continue our series of monthly member blogs, with this month’s blog coming to us from Dual Diagnosis Ireland. ‘Dual Diagnosis’ is the term used when a person suffers from both a substance addiction problem and another mental health issue, such as depression or an anxiety disorder. Most mental health services and addiction treatment centres … Read more
Press Release For Immediate Release No more staffing delays – Mental Health Reform urges local action on mental health staffing Mental Health Reform has asked people to contact their local elected representatives, in an effort to keep pressure on the Government to honour its commitment to appoint new staff for community mental health services this year. Orla Barry, … Read more
MHR article in the Irish Medical News, April 2013 By Orla Barry The recovery principle set out in the Government’s mental health policy A Vision for Change represents a cultural challenge to reform of the mental health services. Pointing beyond issues of quality, scope and structure, the recovery principle evokes a new ethos to underpin … Read more
MHR article in the Irish Medical News, April 2013 By Orla Barry The recovery principle set out in the Government’s mental health policy A Vision for Change represents a cultural challenge to reform of the mental health services. Pointing beyond issues of quality, scope and structure, the recovery principle evokes a new ethos to underpin service delivery. … Read more
