http://www.mentalhealthreform.ie Promoting Improved Mental Health Services Fri, 24 Feb 2012 14:20:16 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Mental Health Reform has called for the urgent appointment of a Director for Mental Health and hiring of the multi-disciplinary staff promised in December’s budget to avoid a complete crisis in the mental health services.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/mentalhealthreform/aGjk/~4/9wI0VuAFS78" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mentalhealthreform/aGjk/~3/9wI0VuAFS78/ http://www.mentalhealthreform.ie/news/numbers-of-staff-in-mental-health-going-in-the-wrong-direction/ Jacinta Hastings CEO of our member organisation Bodywhys writes on Eating Disorders - Fact, Fiction and the need for change to mark Eating Disorder Awareness Week (20th to the 26th of February).<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/mentalhealthreform/aGjk/~4/2lv4oqaM2-8" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mentalhealthreform/aGjk/~3/2lv4oqaM2-8/ http://www.mentalhealthreform.ie/blog/eating-disorders-%e2%80%93-fact-fiction-and-the-need-for-change/ <p>You can watch the interview on Ireland AM by following this link <a href="http://www.tv3.ie/ireland_am.php?video=44910&#38;locID=1.65.74">http://www.tv3.ie/ireland_am.php?video=44910&#38;locID=1.65.74</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/mentalhealthreform/aGjk/~4/AqLTb7m-ibw" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mentalhealthreform/aGjk/~3/AqLTb7m-ibw/ http://www.mentalhealthreform.ie/news/orla-barry-discussing-mental-health-staff-shortages-on-ireland-am/ Read more about what we achieved in 2011.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/mentalhealthreform/aGjk/~4/zsghTYLlu0I" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mentalhealthreform/aGjk/~3/zsghTYLlu0I/ http://www.mentalhealthreform.ie/uncategorized/thank-you-for-all-you-did-in-2011/ <p>Representatives of Mental Health Reform’s 21 member organisations marked the 6^th anniversary of the publication of government mental health policy A Vision for Change today (23/01/12)&#8230;</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/mentalhealthreform/aGjk/~4/o48P4h87IiE" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mentalhealthreform/aGjk/~3/o48P4h87IiE/ http://www.mentalhealthreform.ie/news/the-next-4-years-must-count-in-transforming-mental-health-services-mental-health-reform-on-the-6th-anniversary-of-a-vision-for-change/ <p>You can watch the video of the show by following this link: <a href="http://www.rte.ie/news/av/2012/0116/thefrontline.html#">http://www.rte.ie/news/av/2012/0116/thefrontline.html#</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/mentalhealthreform/aGjk/~4/ZuKDPcnEdPE" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mentalhealthreform/aGjk/~3/ZuKDPcnEdPE/ http://www.mentalhealthreform.ie/news/orla-barry-discussing-mental-health-on-the-frontline/ In the last two days two great campaigners passed on. Mary Raftery, journalist and social investigator and John McCarthy, mental health campaigner and founder of Mad Pride...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/mentalhealthreform/aGjk/~4/cIkghsQVoK8" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mentalhealthreform/aGjk/~3/cIkghsQVoK8/ http://www.mentalhealthreform.ie/blog/honouring-two-great-campaigners/ <p>National umbrella organisation for mental health, Mental Health Reform, has welcomed the announcement of a Director for Mental Health as part of the new governance structures&#8230;</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/mentalhealthreform/aGjk/~4/lfZxxScqlXs" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mentalhealthreform/aGjk/~3/lfZxxScqlXs/ http://www.mentalhealthreform.ie/news/announcement-of-directorate-for-mental-health-extremely-welcome-%e2%80%93-mental-health-reform/ <p>The ward closure in St Brendan&#8217;s is a sign of the seriousness the impact of the staff moratorium is having on the mental health services, national&#8230;</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/mentalhealthreform/aGjk/~4/4RojBAbxE3s" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mentalhealthreform/aGjk/~3/4RojBAbxE3s/ http://www.mentalhealthreform.ie/uncategorized/ward-closure-shows-seriousness-of-moratorium-impact-on-mental-health-services/ Thanks to everyone who signed our petition and contacted their TDs - all the hard work paid off: Minister Howlin has announced €35m for the development of community mental health services.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/mentalhealthreform/aGjk/~4/9d-JIQfJg_w" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mentalhealthreform/aGjk/~3/9d-JIQfJg_w/ http://www.mentalhealthreform.ie/blog/thank-you-e35m-for-community-mental-health-services/