Overhaul of Camhs includes independent regulation and ‘person-centric’ approach
Mental Health Bill, a significant reworking of the State’s mental health laws, comes to Cabinet this week
Mental Health Commission
‘This isn’t working. We have to shout stop’: Inspector of mental health services says standards not being met
Prof Jim Lucey says he is disappointed that ‘the highest level of noncompliance ever’ was found last year by the Mental Health Commission
Patients in mental distress safer in community than in most specialised treatment centres, watchdog says
Some centres designed to treat people with most serious illnesses ‘unsafe’, says service inspector Prof Jim Lucey
Psychiatric nurses vote overwhelmingly for industrial action over staffing
Action backed by 96 per cent of union members who voted amid frustration over vacancies
178 ‘suspected suicides’ last year among people using mental health services
Head of Mental Health Commission says a number of acute inpatient centre providers, particularly the HSE, ‘are struggling to meet standards’ in areas such as staffing, care planning and risk management
Youth mental health services hit by lack of modern technology, HSE hears
Health services cannot ‘speak to each other efficiently’ without an IT upgrade, officials say
Law Reform Commission proposes new safeguarding body with power to go into homes to protect at-risk adults
Abuse and coercive control/exploitation of at-risk adults should be criminalised, says commission report
Irish organisations pledge to adopt ‘human rights-based approach’ to mental health care
Pledge comes as report finds episodes of physical restraint on mental health patients continues to decrease
Only 1% of mental health services regulated by law, TDs told
Child and adolescent mental health services ‘simply not working’, according to Mental Health Commission
The Government is patently not committed to a high-quality child mental health service
Those responsible for transforming mental health services will need unflinching Government support
Suicidal young people must wait more than 200 days for assessment in some parts of country
‘Our mental health system is truly broken if we cannot give interventions for our young people contemplating suicide,’ says Sinn Féin’s Mark Ward in reference to the long waits for access to Camhs' services
Variation in child mental health services across HSE is ‘unacceptable’
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services have ‘systemic issues’ nationwide, Mental Health Commission chief says
Children will be ‘lost’ as youth mental health services ‘creaking at the seams’
Services led with ‘poor governance’, characterised by ‘failure to manage risk, failure to fund and recruit key staff’, says Mental Health Commission chair
Camhs: At risk-children will remain vulnerable to being ‘disappeared’ in Ireland unless attitudes change
Dr John Hillery was speaking at the publication of the devastating report on how Camhs is failing children and their families
Children’s mental health in Ireland has never received the priority it deserves
All 49 recommendations of the review of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services in Ireland must be implemented
HSE child mental healthcare: Inspector ‘cannot assure parents that services are safe and effective’
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service ‘is creaking at the seams, with increasing risk to children’, review finds
Warning over people who are older, mentally ill or ‘do not fit in’ being institutionalised
`There is a real risk that we are beginning ... to once again re-institutionalise people who are mentally ill, elderly, or who just do not “fit in” to society’, Susan Finnerty says
Inspections find ‘poor practices’ and significant staffing problems in mental health services
Report highlights 16 high-risk noncompliances for staffing in services across the State
End of archaic High Court wardship system welcomed but new service faces challenges
Safeguarding users and protecting €1.7 billion wards of court funds are among the challenges as 'archaic' wardship system ends
Children with eating disorders twice as likely to be restrained in psychiatric unit
Researchers analysed 500 patient records at Linn Dara, an inpatient unit at Cherry Orchard Hospital
Diarmaid Ferriter: From An Cailín Ciúin to Camhs, our sorry history of child neglect
Failure to take proper care of children has been a longstanding and grave failure of the Irish State and despite much apparent progress, the failure remains
Child mental health services ‘may worsen’ up to 2030 due to staff shortages, experts say
‘Root and branch reform’ needed to make Camhs an attractive workplace for child psychiatry graduates
Mentally ill children not receiving timely care is ‘unacceptable’, Tánaiste says
Mental Health Commission’s interim report highlights risks to safety and wellbeing of children
Camhs left more than 100 children without care for up to two years, report finds
Mental Health Commission identifies serious risk to the safety and wellbeing of children accessing the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service
Immediate regulation of Camhs must be a priority, warns mental health inspector
Report calls for clinical review of cases where a child has not been seen by the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services for six months or more
‘How is it possible to be in a mental health service that makes your mental health worse?’
Psychiatrists and parents ‘frustrated and disappointed’ with youth mental health service
Full compliance with ECT guidelines in Irish mental health centres, report finds
Numbers receiving ECT in Irish mental health centres fell slightly between 2020 and 2021, Mental Health Commission finds
Mental Health Commission chief ‘flippant’ on closure of Co Cork residential centre, committee hears
Commission inspection reports cited by HSE in decision to close Owenacurra and move 19 residents to other settings considerable distances away
Proceedings against HSE over Co Cork mental health facility dropped after commitments to improvement
‘Sufficient reassurances’ that HSE will address issues at hand at St Stephen's Hospital
HSE appeals decision to reduce capacity at Bantry mental health unit by 40%
Court hears €1.2m to be spent on safety improvements at only acute in-patient unit in West Cork
Commission urges HSE to improve management of Cork mental health facilities
Mental Health Commission brings HSE to court over alleged breach of registration conditions
Commission bans use of mechanical restraints on children in mental health centres
Mental Health Commission says practice of restraint is not therapeutic had potential to cause serious harm
Retaining Owenacurra centre would be failing patients, says Minister
Residents, families and local politicians have called for mental health centre to stay open
Residents to plea with Taoiseach over mental health facility closure
The HSE said the Owenacurra centre in Midleton, Cork is ’not fit for purpose’
Prescribing practices and guidelines focus of Camhs audit
Inquiry follows report of ‘risky’ treatment of children in south Kerry
Mental health facility criticised after failing to comply with regulations
Inspectors found serious issues relating to safety were not dealt with when raised
Independent expert to investigate claim Camhs whistleblower ‘sidelined’
Paul Reid says ‘absolutely not’ HSE policy to ask staff to leave after making protected disclosures
Camhs to be independently reviewed following Kerry report
Recent revelations show ‘catastrophic failure of oversight, supervision and accountability’
The pandemic devastated our health system. Now it’s time to fix it
With patients being massively affected, doctors are stressing need for a ‘catch-up strategy’
Minister to seek reinstatement of HSE mental health director post
Butler says role ‘essential’ in driving fundamental reforms after south Kerry Cahms review
Fire safety risks among problems identified in HSE-run psychiatric units
Mental Health Commission criticises missing fire door and evacuation drills at various sites
Concern at rise in physical restraint in mental health centres in 2020
Mental Health Commission says practice still ‘relatively uncommon’ despite increase
Staff at Cork mental health unit found to be dismissive and negative around patients
St Stephen’s hospital operating culture reminiscent of one from ‘decades ago’ – report
Use of seclusion, restraints in mental health services raises human rights issues
‘Very concerning’ proposed legislation allows admission of children into adult facilities, committee hears
Garda suspended after crashing official car and failing breath test
Force awaiting result of second sample taken from man, aged in his 30s, after M1 collision
Mentally ill prisoners bullied, isolated and preyed upon, report finds
New study reveals difficult conditions inside jails with little or no treatment on offer
Treatment of mentally ill prisoners ‘must be addressed with extreme urgency’
Mentally ill prisoners ‘accumulating in jails’, Mental Health Commission says
Mental health facilities criticised in inspection reports
Cork hospital did not provide accommodation that always upheld ‘dignity of residents’
Why are children with mental health problems ending up in A&E?
While some need treatment for a physical problem, most are in the wrong place
Number of involuntary mental health detention requests from gardaí ‘alarming’
Third of applications to have people detained under Mental Health Act came from gardaí
Refusal of mother and baby home report authors to face Oireachtas ‘deeply regrettable’ – Varadkar
Findings could be ‘put in peril’ by rush to judgment by committee members, says commission head
Watchdog urges investment in infection control for mental health facilities
Legislation needed to ensure buildings are fit for purpose, Mental Health Commission says
Man challenges orders extending detention at psychiatric facility
Mental Health Tribunal has not given proper reasons for detention, court told
People with mental illness should be treated close to home, health body says
Inspection deems facilities in Kildare and Cork unsuitable for demand
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