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12% of the world's people are living in an active war zone, according to United Nations figures

Mental illness affects 1 in 5 living in war zones - WHO

Jim Daly is the Minister of State for Mental Health and Older People

Lack of mental health services for young people - Daly

Health / 08 Jun

Over 200 people took to the streets of Wexford town

Protest in Wexford over child mental health services

Leinster / 04 May

John Saunders was speaking in Galway at the latest in a series of meetings to outline the work carried out by the Commission

Call for Govt to address mental health service staffing

Health / 04 Apr

The research also shows that most relatives say they were not given enough information on what to do in a crisis involving their loved ones

42% of mental health users have 'poor experiences'

Health / 13 Mar

The PNA Officer Board will meet on Monday to review the duration of their industrial action

Disruption to mental health services during PNA action

Health / 01 Feb

Mick Wallace said waiting times for primary care-based psychology services was now over three years

Wexford mental health services in crisis, TD says

Politics / 16 Jan

Director of Mental Health Reform Dr Shari McDaid

Out-of-hours mental health support a 'national issue'

Health / 13 Dec 18

The report showed there have been dramatic improvements in the type of units in use

Concern over use of restraint on psychiatric patients

Health / 19 Oct 18

Minister Paschal Donohoe said the additional investment in health in the last two years comes to €2.25 billion or an increase of 15%

€1bn increase in funding for health

Budget 2019 / 09 Oct 18

The report says over 6,500 children and young people were waiting for their first psychological appointment in May this year

Public backs increasing mental health spending - report

Health / 04 Oct 18

'There are now strong arguments' for diet to be considered part of the treatment of mental health, a co-author said

Mediterranean diet 'may help prevent depression'

News Lens / 26 Sep 18

The figures show that Adult Mental Health Intellectual Disability services are at 32%

Some mental health teams have under 10% of needed staff

Ireland / 23 Sep 18

Team sports and those involving social groups were found to have the most positive effect

US study links exercise to better mental health

Health / 09 Aug 18

The Mental Health Commission cited a series of shortcomings in the HSE-run services

Mental health watchdog highlights 'unsafe' HSE services

Health / 25 Jul 18

Margaret Brennan said her son got just two sessions with a psychologist over a five-and-a-half year period

CAMHS is 'chronically understaffed' in south Wexford

Politics / 20 Jun 18

92 children were sent to Oberstown in the first three months of this year

52% of Oberstown detainees have a mental health need

Ireland / 14 Jun 18

The committee heard that Waterford and Wexford may have no consultant psychiatric services for children from mid-July

Resignations put pressure on psychiatric services

Health / 13 Jun 18

The Children's Ombudsman received 1,755 new complaints last year

Complaints to Children's Ombudsman up 4% last year

Ireland / 13 Jun 18

More than 100,000 students will begin the State exams this Wednesday

Students encouraged to mind mental health during exams

Education / 04 Jun 18

The figures show that between February and March this year, the number of children waiting over 12 months for an appointment increased from 350 to 386

Rise in number waiting over one year for CAMHS services

News / 14 May 18

The report points to a dearth of talk therapy at primary care level

Mental health report calls for less medication reliance

Health / 26 Apr 18

Nurses say overcrowding is affecting patient care and staff safety

PNA industrial action in Waterford next week

News / 16 Feb 18

The Minister is suggesting using the number 8255 which is 'Talk' on the phone keypad

Mental health phoneline to be established

Politics / 08 Nov 17

Mouse hippocampus injected with adeno-associated virus expressing green fluorescent protein

Irish team in schizophrenia breakthrough

Science / 10 Oct 17

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