Urgent investment in child mental health services is needed due to Covid, expert says
Prof Fiona McNicholas says already overstretched services are facing a new crisis
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
Covid-19 pandemic has ‘laid bare the inadequacies’ of State’s mental health services
Call for Government to increase funding for sector by €85m in next month’s budget
Rights group calls for analysis of coronavirus restrictions
‘Not only did we see the introduction of fines ... but laws increasing potential for penalties’
Concerns over child mental health services in south Kerry
HSE reviews files of 1,500 young people amid fears adult doses of medication prescribed
Pandemic has made many realise ‘mental health is really important’
Mental Health Reform chief Fiona Coyle says issue has never been as prominent in public discourse
Suicides have not increased during pandemic, figures indicate
Mental health experts warn, however, that the fallout post-Covid could be worse than anticipated
Covid-19: Contact tracers to start looking into where people are infected
Extra information to be gathered about cases labelled ‘community transmission’ up to now
Inpatient psychiatric care for under-18s exposes health system flaws
Young people in crisis are left with unacceptable ‘choice’, says watchdog
Mental health: ‘All he got was a criminal record, when all he needed was help’
Adults with severe mental health issues ‘falling through gaps’, charity says
Coroners to be asked to record ethnicity of people who die by suicide
Oireachtas committee hears the move will help assess suicide rates among Travellers
Dual diagnosis protocols could have saved man (28), family believes
Seán O’Keeffe died of an overdose after ‘desperately’ seeking psychiatric help
Widespread dissatisfaction with mental health services
Survey shows unhappiness with services, focus on medication and complaints process
‘Mental health is a class issue. With money you can buy help’
Funding falls far short of international norms, says College of Psychiatrists
Tánaiste defends budget mental health funding pledge
Government ‘playing with the figures’, Solidarity TD Paul Murphy claims
Most mental health service users ‘do not know how to complain’
Mental Health Reform pilot study highlights ‘need for greater access to advocacy supports’
Homeless people with mental health issues often turned away by hospitals
De-institutionalisation of mental health problems may have exacerbated situation
Plan for better out-of-hours mental health services welcomed
Minister of State Helen McEntee handed petition of 12,000 signatures at Leinster House
Government accused of U-turn on mental health funding
Mental health charity criticises decision to spend only €15m out of €35m promised next year
Mental health taskforce will seek to help young people
Ombudsman for Children Niall Muldoon hopes initiative will make a ‘real difference’
Reviews of psychiatric detentions costing over €42m
Fees for lawyers, psychiatrists, lay people at mental health tribunals up 20% since 2011
Console directors linked to 12 companies, but dates of birth vary
HSE auditors found Patricia Kelly employed six different signatures on documentation
Mental health campaigners protest cuts outside the Dáil
Hundreds demonstrate against reallocation of €12m from State’s mental health budget
Campaigners to protest at Dáil over mental health funding
Proposed €12m diversion away from sector will cause ‘irreversible’ damage, says group
Labour’s Kathleen Lynch resists loss of mental health funds
Minister asks Civil Service mandarin Jim Breslin to ensure resources remain in place
Putting mental health centre stage at First Fortnight
‘Changing attitudes to mental health in Ireland has grown into a movement’
Voters can make mental health an election issue
All of us need to remind candidates that better mental healthcare should be a priority
Jobs strategy for people with disabilities has ‘significant shortfalls’
Strategy aiming to increase employment by 15% criticised by disability advocacy groups
Children ‘still being admitted’ to adult psychiatric facilities
Mental Health Commission says Government pledge to end practice has not been met
Government strategy aims to reduce suicide deaths by 10%
Plan includes classes on dealing with stress for students but no extra funding for services
Report calls for better accessibility for child mental health services
Nearly 90 children and adolescents in need of support admitted to adult wards in 2014
Mental health charities welcome HSE service extensions
Mental Health Reform director says move will reduce unnecessary and costly hospital visits
Children with mental health issues admitted into adult units
Mental Health Commission warns against ‘unacceptable’ practice
Mental health staff numbers fall 3,500 short, say representatives
Just 63 more employed since 2011 despite €90m in extra funding, claims Mental Health Reform
Hundreds of promised jobs in mental health services not filled
Campaigners express alarm over gaps in support for vulnerable mental patients
Vulnerable psychiatric patients living in ‘mini institutions'
Authorities unable to say how many residents live in HSE-run hostels
Murray speaks of depression as he returns to airwaves
RTÉ Radio presenter says ‘it is lovely to be back’ after six month absence
Lynch reiterates commitment to mental health services
Minister of State says €15 million dropped from mental health budget will be available in 2015
Government breaks pledge to ringfence €35m to modernise mental health
Minister insists money is available to recruit staff to community mental health teams
21,000 people urge Government to invest promised funds in mental health services
Mental and emotional distress has increased during recession, experts say
Concern grows as strains on mental health policy intensify
Dwindling staff numbers and poor governance have taken their toll on mental health services
Tobacco tax ‘forcing low-income people to go without food’
Oireachtas Finance Committee hears pre-Budget submissions on taxation
Law labelling disabled as ‘lunatics’ to be replaced
New legislation on assisted decision-making will affect thousands of people with disabilities
HSE overspending threatens recruitment of promised mental health staff
477 posts pledged this year for community mental health and suicide prevention services
After the Asylum: ‘I loved the severe physical pain. It was better than the mental pain'
Rory Doody spent years in and out of psychiatric hospitals and institutions. Today, he helps others in the community
Mental health services for minors in last decade ‘woefully inadequate’, says Minister for Children
Mental health needs of young people in the care and youth justice systems not being met, report finds
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