National Service Users Executive - Supporting your Vision

14 May 13

Public Meeting on Mental Health Services - Castlebar

8 Apr 13

Mental Health Public Meetings April- Dublin and Wexford

Mental Health Reform invites people in the Dublin and Wexford areas with an interest in mental health services to attend public meetings to discuss good quality mental health services and a recovery approach. The meetings will be held from 2:00pm to 4:30pm on:

Wednesday 10th of April at the Carmelite Centre, 56 Aungier Street, Dublin 2

Monday 29th ...

18 Feb 13

Vacancy - Eolas Project Worker

The EOLAS Project is a peer and clinician led programme which delivers a Mental Health Information and Learning Programme for people with severe mental health difficulties and their families and friends. The programme is implemented collaboratively by service users, clinical practitioners, voluntary organisations and adult mental health services.

The EOLAS Project is currently recruiting a Project Worker to take responsibility ...

15 Nov 12

NSUE Operations Officer to appear on RTE Documentary

23 Oct 12

Irish Society for Quality and Safety in Healthcare - Survey on Compassionate Healthcare

Irish Society for Quality and Safety in Healthcare  -  survey on compassionate healthcare. ISQSH are looking for respondents  who have been an inpatient at some stage over the last few years. 

The survey can be completed online at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/KR9QWJ9 All respondents will remain anonymous.

 The survey may also be accessed through our Facebook page https://www ...

11 Oct 12

Don't Drop the Ball on Mental Health

Mental Health Reform are running a pre-budget campaign entitled "Don't drop the Ball on Mental Health". NSUE as a member of Mental Health Reform would like to make all our members aware this campaign.

The “Don’t Drop the Ball” petition asks the Government to keep the promises they made in the Programme for Government and to continue investing ...

27 Sep 12

SAMPLES - Discussions and events around representation of mental health

Dylan Tighe presents SAMPLES, a series of discussions and events exploring the influences, sources and themes of his project RECORD. These events aim to explore and shift consciousness around the representation of mental health.

13 Sep 12

NSUE Senior Operations Officer

27 Aug 12

Patient Safety Champions - Expressions of Interest

18 Jul 12

Vision For Change - 6th Report of the Independent Monitoring Group

The sixth annual report of the Indpendent Monitoring Group on a Vision for Change - the Report of the Expert Group on Mental Health Policy was published on 17th July 2012.

The Report welcomes the development of the National Mental Health Programme Plan (Clinical Programmes), the continued closure of unfit for purpose facilities in favour of modern community based approaches, the ...

17 Jul 12

National Learning Network - Focus Programme

The aim of this one-year programme is to empower participants with experience of mental ill health to achieve greater levels of personal development, community integration and physical and mental well being. The program supports people in clarifying their ongoing vocational or training options using a range of centre based and community based activities.

25 Jun 12

Mental Health Commission - Draft Seclusion and Physical Restraint Reduction Strategy

The document attached presents the Mental Health Commission Draft Seclusion and Physical Restraint Reduction Strategy which has been developed having regard to the Commission’s mandate to “promote, encourage and foster the establishment and maintenance of high standards and good practices in the delivery of mental health services and to take all reasonable steps to protect the interests of persons ...

25 Jun 12

Interim Report of the Steering Group on the Review of the Mental Health Act 2001 – June 2012

15 Jun 12

Psychiatric Power - A Personal View by Dr Pat Bracken

DR Pat Bracken, Consultant Psychiatrist and Clinical Director of the Centre for Mental Health Care and Recovery in Bantry, Co Cork has recently published the following aritcle entitled: "Psychiatric Power - A Personal View" which may be of interest.

15 Jun 12

Mental Health Commission Consultation

The Mental Health Commission is today commencing a written consultation exercise on its Draft Seclusion and Physical Restraint Reduction Strategy. The written consultation will run for a period of three months until 12^th September 2012.  The Commission will also link in with service user groups to ascertain their views through additional methods.

7 Jun 12

'Hearing Voices' Event- West Cork - Monday 11th June 2012

'Hearing Voices' Event- West Cork - Monday 11th June 2012
  Date:       Monday 11th June 2012
Time:       2.30pm to 5pm
Venue:     Maritime Hotel, Bantry
 
  
 'Hearing Voices' is an event for people who hear voices, their friends, family and carers to 
get together to share experiences and plan for a Hearing Voices Group in West Cork.
 
 
West Cork Mental Health Services are ...

13 May 12

Mental Health Reform Public Meeting - Galway

Mental Health Reform will hold a public meeting on Mental Health Services in Galway on Monday, 28^th May 2012 from 4pm -6pm. The meeting will take place in Jigsaw Galway. Fairgreen Road, The Docks, Galway.    

As numbers are limited please confirm your attendance by calling 01 612 1422 or emailing RSVP@mentalhealthreform.ie.

13 Apr 12

Next Step Art Experience Programme Cork- May 2012

8 Nov 11

NSUE Submission on the Review of the Mental Health Act

19 Jul 11

Fifth Annual Report Indpendent Montoring Group - Vision for Change published

The fifth Annual Report of the Independent Monitoring Group for Vision for Change was published on 01st July 2011.

A copy of the report can be downloaded from: http://www.dohc.ie/publications/vision_for_change_5th/hse_nat_reg/final_5th_annual_report

Copies of the HSE regional reports and submissions to the independent monitoring Group can be downloaded from: http://www.dohc.ie/publications/vision_for_change_5th_report.html