National Service Users Executive - Supporting your Vision

12 May 10

Irish Mental Health Recovery and Education Consortium

The IMHREC project which came to a close on the 31st march 1010 was extremely well received and deleivered Mental Health Recovery and WRAP training to almos 200 graduates acrross the country, 67 of whom are now qualified Mental Health Recovery & WRAP facilitators who will be continuing to disperse the learng of the project after IMHREC finishes.

They have also ...

28 Apr 10

See Change

See Change is Ireland's new national partnership to reduce stigma and challenge discrimation associated with mental health problems.  We are an alliance of organisations working together to bring about positive change in public attitudes and behaviour towards people with mental health problems.

Be the Change

We want your ideas on how best to deliver our vision of an Ireland ...

16 Mar 10

Consultation on Code of Practice on the Mental Health Act 2001

The Mental Health Commission has started work on developing a Code of Practice on the Mental Health Act 2001.  A code of practice on the Act would give guidance on the exercise of functions unders the 2001 Act.  In other words, it would explain how certain parts of the law are best put into practice.  The Mental Health Commission would ...

26 Feb 10

Reconnecting with life

The Health Research Board has just published a new report 'Reconnection with life: personal experiences of recovering from mental health problems in Ireland'.

To download your copy, please click here.

16 Feb 10

Assisted Admissions Consultation

The Mental Health Commission would like to hear from people who have had both good and bad experiences of assisted admissions under the 20021 Mental Health Act.  This includes family members' experiences as well as thos who have actually undergone an assisted admission.

Please email us in the first instance at info@nsue.ie with a phone number and Mr ...

29 Jan 10

"Second Opinions", Summary Report of the NSUE Survey of Members 2009 on Vision for Change

 "Second Opinions", Summary Report of the NSUE Survey of Members 2009 on Vision and our Strategic Plan 2010-12 were officially launched by by Mr John Moloney T.D., Minister of State for Equality, Disability and Mental Health, on Monday January 25th.

11 Jan 10

IIMHL Exchange and Network Meeting

NSUE has obtained funding for a number of small bursaries to support 3 service users and I family member from each of the participating countries to attend the International Initiative for Mental Health Leaders Exchange and Network Meeting in Killarney in May 2010.  These bursaries are intended to cover travel and accommodation within Ireland and to support those who otherwise ...

20 Dec 09

Your Views are Important

We got a tremdous response to our recent survey and we would like to thank all of you who took the time to fill out our questionnaire.

Currently we are collating the results which we will be publishing in the near future.  The results will give us a picture of mental health services nationally, establish your priorities for change and ...

12 Oct 09

HSE Adopts Integrated Health and Social Care Model

The HSE's Corporate Plan 2008-2011 sets out a clear vision for the implementation of an integrated health and social care model that delivers a more integrated service for its patients and clients.  The organisation has now adopted an initial set of changes to enable it to manage and deliver services in lind with the integrated model;

The main changes ...

6 Sep 09

Cork NSUE Meetings Resume

Meetings have resumed in Cork every Tuesday night at St Francis Church, in the new venue St Francis Parlor, at 7.30 pm.

Chairperson:                Regina O'Flynn 085 1764354

Secretary:                   Mary O'Sullivan/Rose Hannon 085 7731837/086 60646143

Treasurer:                   Kara Madden 086 2794334

Information Officer;     James O'Flynn 087 292 6622

25 Aug 09

Volunteering Opportunity with Amnesty International

Amnesty International are looking for volunteers to help them with their long term goal to make real in Ireland, Article 12 of the Internation Convention of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, that all people have the right to the highest attainable standard of mental health.

18 Aug 09

International Initiative for Mental Health Leaders

20 Jul 09

Media Monitoring Porgramme for Mental Health and Suicide

Headline - the National Media Monitoring Programme for Mental Health and Suidcide is conducting an evaluation of its work to date.

The goal of the evaluation is to provide useful feeback on the project and to determine whether Headline is meeting objectives.  As part of the evaluation process, they are asking their stakeholders to complete a short evaluation survey.  They would ...

10 Jul 09

Amnesty International Mental Health Campaign

Amnesty International Ireland is starting a 2-year campaign on mental health.

Their campaign strategy "Everyone has the right to the highest attainable standard of mental health', a campaign strategy in partnership with the experts by experience, has now been published.  

9 Jul 09

CORK NSUE MEMBERS MEETING

 For further information, contact Finbarr Noonan, 086 8425255.

8 May 09

Third Annual Report of the Independent Monitoring Group

The Third Annual Report of the Independent Monitoring Group is now available. To download visit our Documents Repository - Mental Health Policy Documents.

8 May 09

Mental Health Commission Publications

 An updated version of Your Guide to Mental Health Act 2001 is now available to view or download from the Mental Health Commission website.

 They  are also producing an occasional series of e-bulletins which aims to update you on their work.

In the Spring 2009 Issue

• Inspection Reports available online
• Clonmel Report published
• Updated Rules and Codes of Practice in ...

16 Apr 09

Report of Committee of Inquiry into Review Care and Treatment Practices in South Tipperary

The Mental Health Commission has published its report of the Committee of Inquiry into Review Care and Treatment Practices in St. Michael's Unit, South Tipperary General Hospital, Clonmel and St. Luke's Hospital, Clonmel.

To view the report, visit the Mental Health Commission's website's home page www.mhcirl.ie.   The report is under the News and Events ...

18 Feb 09

Service User Involvement

In June 2008, the National Strategy for Service User Involvment was officially launched.

This strategy confirms the commitment of the DoHC and the HSE to provide opportunities for people who use health services and their families and advocates to have input into how services operate, to provide feedback and to be heard.

To this end the following webpage has been ...

27 Jan 09

Appointment of National Executive Officer