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The helpline was officially launched at the National Emergency Operations Centre of the National Ambulance Service in Dublin

24-hour mental health phone line launched

Ireland / 28 Nov

Jim Daly is the Minister of State in the Department of Health

'Crisis' in Traveller mental health, committee hears

Politics / 15 Oct

Today's gathering was the biggest held to date by the Shona Project

Waterford students mark International Day of the Girl

Munster / 11 Oct

Dr Susan Finnerty says the inaccessibility of rehabilitation services deprives people with enduring mental illness of any prospect of reaching their full potential

Mental health rehab services 'inadequate' - report

Health / 10 Oct

Counsellor Michael Guerin said there is waiting list of 250 young men waiting for treatment

Teenagers as young as 13 'becoming addicted to cocaine'

News Lens / 11 Sep

KeepAppy co-founders Aimee-Louise Carton and Will Ben Sims

New wellness app KeepAppy set to launch

Business / 27 Aug

The study found that regular religious attendance was associated with a lower level of depressive symptoms

Older churchgoers have better mental health - study

Ireland / 01 Aug

Mr Daly was responding to criticisms in a report on last year's Mental Health Commission inspection of 54 units

'Improvement needed' in mental health residencies

Ireland / 25 Jul

Report is the second in a three-year cycle of inspections

Lack of privacy, dignity in many mental health centres

Ireland / 25 Jul

The PNA dispute centres on pay and staff shortages

Psychiatric nurses suspend indefinite overtime ban

Health / 24 Jul

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

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